Active and Assisted Living Ecosystem for the Elderly

Autor: Isabel Marcelino, Rosalía Laza, Patrício Domingues, Silvana Gómez-Meire, Florentino Fdez-Riverola, António Pereira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 18, Iss 4, p 1246 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s18041246
Popis: A novel ecosystem to promote the physical, emotional and psychic health and well-being of the elderly is presented. Our proposal was designed to add several services developed to meet the needs of the senior population, namely services to improve social inclusion and increase contribution to society. Moreover, the solution monitors the vital signs of elderly individuals, as well as environmental parameters and behavior patterns, in order to seek eminent danger situations and predict potential hazardous issues, acting in accordance with the various alert levels specified for each individual. The platform was tested by seniors in a real scenario. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed ecosystem was well accepted and is easy to use by seniors.
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