Designing and Evaluating Technology for the Dependent Elderly in Their Homes

Monteiro, Maria João; Barroso, Isabel; Rodrigues, Vítor Manuel Costa Pereira; Soares, Salviano; Barroso, João; Reis, Arsénio

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_40

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“…35 Enabling technologies such as motion sensors, global positioning systems, communication devices, physiological and health monitors can provide a safety net and peace of mind to the OAs and care team. 36 Additionally, user-friendly and interactive communication devices can prevent OA social isolation. 37…”

Section: Future Planningmentioning

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Is long-term care a building or a societal moral philosophy?

Sadri

2022

Healthc Manage Forum

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The number of Older Adults (OA) in Ontario will double in two decades. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that the model of subsidized Long-Term Care (LTC) homes does not reflect the care needs of OAs. Many nations have implemented LTC models as a continuum of care for OAs promoting independent home/community living. These models help delay admission to LTC homes and achieve a higher quality-of-life for OAs. Current financial pressure on the healthcare system and inadequacies of LTC homes necessitate a broader social welfare policy. One viable option for sustainable LTC is implementing Ontario’s mandatory public long-term care insurance policy.

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Section: Future Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is long-term care a building or a societal moral philosophy?

Sadri

2022

Healthc Manage Forum

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“…ii) Caring for an elderly person requires that the family/informal caregiver restructure their lives because caregiving also means following the therapeutic plans established by the health team (8). And here, clearly, we can point out the benefits of installing a sensor network, especially because alerts/ alarms can take the form of sounds or written messages for family, informal caregivers, and healthcare professionals, as well as the web interface that allows a real-time 24-hour monitoring of everything that happens to the elderly.…”

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Technology at the Service of the Elderly

Rodrigues

2020

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An increase in longevity almost always implies the manifestation of more health problems, especially chronic diseases. And here, the elderly’s well-being and quality of life may be compromised since their level of dependence on others for everyday activities tends to increase and accentuate. Technologies can play a fundamental role in supporting and helping both the elderly —through telepresence robots that reduce their social isolation— and the informal caregiver —by installing a network of sensors that allow programming alarms for changing position and taking medication, for example—. Therefore, technologies can and should be put at the service of the elderly not to replace the human factor, but as a complement thereto.

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