A framework for evaluating Ambient Assisted Living technologies and the experience of the universAAL project

Salvi, Dario; Colomer, Juan Bautista Montalvá; Arredondo, María Teresa; Prazak-Aram, Barbara; Mayer, Christopher C.

doi:10.3233/ais-150317

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“…All of them present a model or framework that takes into account several perspectives of the impact of integrating eCare or SCP services. Salvi et al [17] presents an overall evaluation framework based on quality of eCare services in the context of ambient assisted living. This incorporates many quality characteristics such as functionality, reliability, efficiency, and usability.…”

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Evaluating the Economic Impact of Smart Care Platforms: Qualitative and Quantitative Results of a Case Study

Vannieuwenborg¹,

Auwermeulen²,

Ooteghem³

et al. 2016

JMIR Med Inform

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BackgroundIn response to the increasing pressure of the societal challenge because of a graying society, a gulf of new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported care services (eCare) can now be noticed. Their common goal is to increase the quality of care while decreasing its costs. Smart Care Platforms (SCPs), installed in the homes of care-dependent people, foster the interoperability of these services and offer a set of eCare services that are complementary on one platform. These eCare services could not only result in more quality care for care receivers, but they also offer opportunities to care providers to optimize their processes.ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to identify and describe the expected added values and impacts of integrating SCPs in current home care delivery processes for all actors. In addition, the potential economic impact of SCP deployment is quantified from the perspective of home care organizations.MethodsSemistructured and informal interviews and focus groups and cocreation workshops with service providers, managers of home care organizations, and formal and informal care providers led to the identification of added values of SCP integration. In a second step, process breakdown analyses of home care provisioning allowed defining the operational impact for home care organization. Impacts on 2 different process steps of providing home care were quantified. After modeling the investment, an economic evaluation compared the business as usual (BAU) scenario versus the integrated SCP scenario.ResultsThe added value of SCP integration for all actors involved in home care was identified. Most impacts were qualitative such as increase in peace of mind, better quality of care, strengthened involvement in care provisioning, and more transparent care communication. For home care organizations, integrating SCPs could lead to a decrease of 38% of the current annual expenses for two administrative process steps namely, care rescheduling and the billing for care provisioning.ConclusionsAlthough integrating SCP in home care processes could affect both the quality of life of the care receiver and informal care giver, only scarce and weak evidence was found that supports this assumption. In contrast, there exists evidence that indicates the lack of the impact on quality of life of the care receiver while it increases the cost of care provisioning. However, our cost-benefit quantification model shows that integrating SCPs in home care provisioning could lead to a considerable decrease of costs for care administrative tasks. Because of this cost decreasing impact, we believe that the integration of SCPs will be driven by home care organizations instead of the care receivers themselves.

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Evaluating the Economic Impact of Smart Care Platforms: Qualitative and Quantitative Results of a Case Study

Vannieuwenborg¹,

Auwermeulen²,

Ooteghem³

et al. 2016

JMIR Med Inform

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“…There are many assessment techniques to evaluate Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) technologies. Salvi et al [38] propose a methodological framework for evaluating AAL solutions. They present both subjective and objective evaluation techniques.…”

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An Easily Customized Gesture Recognizer for Assisted Living Using Commodity Mobile Devices

Mezari

2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Automatic gesture recognition is an important field in the area of human-computer interaction. Until recently, the main approach to gesture recognition was based mainly on real time video processing. The objective of this work is to propose the utilization of commodity smartwatches for such purpose. Smartwatches embed accelerometer sensors, and they are endowed with wireless communication capabilities (primarily Bluetooth), so as to connect with mobile phones on which gesture recognition algorithms may be executed. The algorithmic approach proposed in this paper accepts as the input readings from the smartwatch accelerometer sensors and processes them on the mobile phone. As a case study, the gesture recognition application was developed for Android devices and the Pebble smartwatch. This application allows the user to define the set of gestures and to train the system to recognize them. Three alternative methodologies were implemented and evaluated using a set of six 3-D natural gestures. All the reported results are quite satisfactory, while the method based on SAX (Symbolic Aggregate approXimation) was proven the most efficient.

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“…Rather, the terms "standard model," "framework," or "architecture" are often used interchangeably. In the following, we will discuss all the different forms and scenarios as long as they conform to the characteristics of the definition provided above, are inherently conceptual, and at least include semi-formal information models (Salvi, Montalva Colomer, Arredondo, Prazak-Aram, & Mayer, 2015).…”

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Representing a conceptual model for integrating Project Management Information Systems in project-based organizations

Ghorbani¹,

Shafaghat²

2020

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Purpose: This paper aimed to introduce a comprehensive model for integrating project management information systems in project-based organizations. Research methodology: The proposed model is presented hierarchically through a comprehensive literature review and a review of several national projects in Iran. Validation of this model was done in two ways. On the one hand, expert opinions were asked about it through several interviews. On the other hand, the model was used in some national projects and its deficiencies were identified. Finally, the necessary modifications were made to the model. Results: In this study, it became clear that a comprehensive, integrated project management information system at its macro level should consist of three subsystems, including project warden, project administrator and project employer that mutual exchange of information should be done well between them. It was also found that this mutual information exchange should also exist among the components of each of these subsystems. Limitation: This research only described in project based organizations. Contribution: The Project Management Information System (PMIS) model provided in this research is the most comprehensive models in this scope for project-based organizations that have considered all aspects of project management. Keywords: Project management, PMIS, Project-based organizations, Integrated model

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A framework for evaluating Ambient Assisted Living technologies and the experience of the universAAL project

Cited by 23 publications

References 52 publications

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Smart Care Platforms: Qualitative and Quantitative Results of a Case Study

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Smart Care Platforms: Qualitative and Quantitative Results of a Case Study

An Easily Customized Gesture Recognizer for Assisted Living Using Commodity Mobile Devices

Representing a conceptual model for integrating Project Management Information Systems in project-based organizations

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