Paper Info
Title
eWall for active long living: Assistive ICT services for chronically ill and elderly citizens
Abstract
Independent living of senior citizens is one of the main challenges linked to the ageing population, due to the impact on: (1) the life of the elderly people, (2) the national health systems, (3) the insurance companies, (4) the relatives and (5) the care-givers. Senior citizens may suffer from a number of diseases, including the decline in cardiopulmonary conditions, weaker muscle functions and a declined neuromuscular control of the movements, which result in a higher risk of fall and a higher vulnerability for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. With respect to cognitive functions, senior citizens may suffer from a decline of memory function, less ability to orientate and a declined ability to cope with complex situations. This paper describes work in progress and proposes a novel architecture design for eHealth services in support of independent living and compensating for prevailing age- or disease-related physical and cognitive impairments for a significant prolongation of the primary end-user's functional capacity, a delay in institutionalization, increased autonomy and, prolonged participation in the society.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/SMC.2014.6974251
Systems, Man and Cybernetics
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
assisted living,diseases,geriatrics,active long living,age-related physical impairments,ageing population,assistive ICT services,cardiopulmonary conditions,cardiovascular diseases,care-givers,chronically ill citizens,cognitive functions,cognitive impairments,declined neuromuscular control,disease-related physical impairments,diseases,eHealth services,eWall,elderly citizens,elderly people,fall risk,functional capacity,institutionalization delay,insurance companies,memory function,national health systems,prolonged societal participation,pulmonary diseases,weaker muscle functions,ICT,active daily living,automated cognitive stimulation,eHealth,home sensor networks
Conference
1062-922X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.63
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Albena Mihovska112526.27
Sofoklis Kyriazakos2414.61
Ramjee Prasad32110371.59