Wearable and Portable Monitoring Devices for Older People

Klímová, Blanka

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5041-1_72

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“…There is thus a need for a balance in means of accessing and/or sharing the users’ data while maintaining their privacy and security by controlling older person’s data accessibility, recognition of potential attacks by security and privacy providers, and ensuring that wireless networks and messaging systems are secured. The developed ICT solutions need to be more personalised to the user’s requirements, more pervasive, and multifunctional [ 113 , 114 ].…”

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Directing and Orienting ICT Healthcare Solutions to Address the Needs of the Aging Population

2021

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Background: With an aging population, it is essential to maintain good health and autonomy for as long as possible. Instead of hospitalisation or institutionalisation, older people with chronic conditions can be assisted in their own home with numerous “smart” devices that support them in their activities of daily living, manage their medical conditions, and prevent fall incidents. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions facilitate the monitoring and management of older people’s health to improve quality of life and physical activity with a decline in caregivers’ burden. Method: The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic literature review to analyse the state of the art of ICT solutions for older people with chronic conditions, and the impact of these solutions on their quality of life from a biomedical perspective. Results: By analysing the literature on the available ICT proposals, it is shown that different approaches have been deployed by noticing that the more cross-interventions are merged then the better the results are, but there is still no evidence of the effects of ICT solutions on older people’s health outcomes. Furthermore, there are still unresolved ethical and legal issues. Conclusion: While there has been much research and development in healthcare ICT solutions for the aging population, ICT solutions still need significant development in order to be user-oriented, affordable, and to manage chronic conditions in the aging wider population.

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Directing and Orienting ICT Healthcare Solutions to Address the Needs of the Aging Population

2021

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Health–Related ICT Solutions of Smart Environments for Elderly–Systematic Review

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By improving the quality of life and extending the length of life, Western society is becoming an increasingly ageing population with a higher proportion of seniors. From another point of view, there is a critical shortage of care staff, both in hospitals and for in-home care. Thanks to new technology trends such as Smart Homes and Smart Furniture, there is an opportunity for increased support for seniors by utilizing new technologies. This paper presents the current trends and possibilities in applying smart information and communications technology (ICT) solutions for in-home care concerning diseases in old age. The paper consists of a systematic review according to the PRISMA methodology of the available literature in Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, Springer, and the Espacenet patent database. Publications report the usage of some types of artificial intelligence and their implementation and non-intrusive sensing technologies. The patents review identified solutions with a focus on monitoring the state of older adults and mobility improvement. Existing ICT smart solutions must address the following issues: (1) ease-of-use; (2) invisibility and disuse that isolate older adults; (3) privacy and security; (4) affordability of technology in terms of cost; and (5) supporting elderly individuals to stay in their homes or move in different environments independently. There is a significant gap between a large number of scientific publications and commercial solutions. The existing products reflect the specifics of the diseases in a rather wider context instead of the fulfilment of exact needs. It is often stated that such devices can be used across diseases, but the direct connection and benefits for the disease is still rather weak. The challenge remains to tap the existing potential of a large number of innovative ideas on the market and improve the quality of life.

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Wearable and Portable Monitoring Devices for Older People

Cited by 2 publications

References 20 publications

Directing and Orienting ICT Healthcare Solutions to Address the Needs of the Aging Population

Directing and Orienting ICT Healthcare Solutions to Address the Needs of the Aging Population

Health–Related ICT Solutions of Smart Environments for Elderly–Systematic Review

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