Monitoring Health Parameters of Elders to Support Independent Living and Improve Their Quality of Life

Sensors

Michalis Foukarakis¹  Ilia Adami¹  Danai Ioannidi¹  Nikolaos Stefanakis¹  Stavroula Ntoa¹  Xenophon Zabulis¹  Constantine Stephanidis¹  Nikolaos Partarakis¹  George Koutras²  Themistoklis Kutsuras² 

[1] Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Computer Science, N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-70013 Heraklion, Greece;OPENIT, Idaiou Androu 9, GR-71202 Heraklion, Greece;

关键词: mHealth;    eHealth;    quality of life;    elderly;    independent living;    sensors;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s21020517

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Improving the well-being and quality of life of the elderly population is closely related to assisting them to effectively manage age-related conditions such as chronic illnesses and anxiety, and to maintain their independence and self-sufficiency as much as possible. This paper presents the design, architecture and implementation structure of an adaptive system for monitoring the health and well-being of the elderly. The system was designed following best practices of the Human-Centred Design approach involving representative end-users from the early stages.

【 授权许可】

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