Customized Walk Paths for the Elderly

Amaral, João; Rodrigues, Mário; Gonçalves, Luís Jorge; Teixeira, Cláudio

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“…4. Walk paths generator and manager -this module allows to generate paths using multi-criteria [23]. It is possible ask for path of a given distance, to force paths to include given places -like rest areas or streets without cars -and also to exclude some areas such as more polluted areas or less safe.…”

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“…It is possible ask for path of a given distance, to force paths to include given places -like rest areas or streets without cars -and also to exclude some areas such as more polluted areas or less safe. Then the algorithm optimizes the rest of the path by preferring streets with larger sidewalks, avoid the busiest roads, etc [23]. The interface of this module is a contextual menu that www.astesj.com pops up by right-clicking at the map of the exercise interface (see menu inside the map in Figure 3).…”

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Supporting Better Physical Activity in a Smart City: a Framework for Suggesting and Supervising Walking Paths

Rodrigues¹,

Santos²,

Queirós³

et al. 2019

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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The increase of elderly population creates the need to promote healthy aging, with autonomy and independence, for preserving the functional capacity and quality of life as much as possible. To achieve this goal the recommendations include walking a certain amount of steps daily, given that the exact amount of steps changes with age, lesions, and chronic health conditions that can affect health and well-being. Understanding how much exercise is adequate for an individual requires specialized knowledge and training. It is important to avoid risks that include: (1) be too aggressive in exercising and increase injuries, create new ones, and later refrain in exercising more; or (2) be too conservative and in the long run have an activity level under each one's potential and below what is recommended. In this article is proposed and discussed a framework that aims to support people having an adequate level of activity for its particular condition and to do it without disrupting daily routines. The framework is supported by a software system built for monitoring well-being and physical activity in the context of Smart Cities. The system is composed by: (1) smartphone applications that interact with the end-user for showing possible exercises and walk routes, and that collects some relevant data; (2) a back-office application that collects and presents data obtained from the smartphone applications. The back-office application is designed for health professionals to follow users' progression over time, to recommend new exercises or to correct less optimal situations. The first tests with a system implementing this framework show that the solution is robust and able to be used in a large scale.

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Supporting Better Physical Activity in a Smart City: a Framework for Suggesting and Supervising Walking Paths

Rodrigues¹,

Santos²,

Queirós³

et al. 2019

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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Smart Cities’ Applications to Facilitate the Mobility of Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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This study aimed to identify: (i) the relevant applications based on information technologies and requiring smart cities’ infrastructure to facilitate the mobility of older adults in URBAN SPACES; (ii) the type of data being used by the proposed applications; (iii) the maturity level of these applications; and (iv) the barriers TO their dissemination. An electronic search was conducted on Web of Science, Scopus, and IEEE Xplore databases, combining relevant keywords. Then, titles and abstracts were screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the full texts of the eligible articles were retrieved and screened for inclusion. A total of 28 articles were included. These articles report smart cities’ applications to facilitate the mobility of older adults using different types of sensing devices. The number of included articles is reduced when compared with the total number of articles related to smart cities, which means that the mobility of older adults it is still a not significant topic within the research on smart cities’. Although most of the included studies aimed the implementation of specific applications, these were still in an early stage of development, without the assessment of potential end-users. This is an important research gap since it makes difficult the creation of market-oriented solutions. Another research gap is the integration of knowledge generated by other research topics related to smart cities and smart mobility. Consequently, important issues (e.g., user privacy, data standardization and integration, Internet of Things implementation, and sensors’ characteristics) were poorly addressed by the included studies.

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Customized Walk Paths for the Elderly

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Supporting Better Physical Activity in a Smart City: a Framework for Suggesting and Supervising Walking Paths

Supporting Better Physical Activity in a Smart City: a Framework for Suggesting and Supervising Walking Paths

Smart Cities’ Applications to Facilitate the Mobility of Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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