Attitudes and Requirements of Elderly People Towards Assisted Living Solutions

Grauel, Jonas; Spellerberg, Annette

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“…The installation process is described as labour-costly (Grauel and Spellerberg 2008;Lee et al 2009;Wagner et al 2013), potentially dangerous for the residents if present during the installation (Helal et al 2012), and usually taking short time (Jimenez et al 2013). Again, it is very difficult to find detailed information about adaptation of a home to AAL technologies, especially when it comes to retrofitting (Lansley et al 2004), which adds then the burden of numerous official administrative procedures (van Hoof et al 2010).…”

Section: Necessary Evaluation Of the Building Environmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Smart home technologies that support independent living: challenges and opportunities for the building industry – a systematic mapping study

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Høyland

2015

Intelligent Buildings International

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Objective: To provide an overview of the state of research concerning smart technologies that support independent living in buildings, as well as a deeper literature review of the specific challenges for the building industry. Methods: A systematic mapping methodology was applied in this study to provide basis knowledge on the state of the art. The initial search on three databases gave 3485 articles. Of these, 610 articles were finally selected as relevant to the study after removing the duplicates and screening by applying inclusion and exclusion criteria based on titles and abstracts. Keywording was performed in order to answer the research questions of the study. Results: Results from the systematic mapping technology allow the detection of almost mature technologies, as well as promising technologies and research gaps. Results from the deeper literature review have identified challenges and new trends specific to the building industry. Conclusions: Efforts are still needed for the building industry in order to contribute significantly to meeting societal needs. Further research: Research fields that would benefit from further research are highlighted.

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Section: Necessary Evaluation Of the Building Environmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For example, Leone et al (2011) evaluated the advantages of ceiling-mounting against wall-mounting for cameras. In addition, special considerations must be taken depending on the degree of disability of the users (Bekiaris et al 2009;Dewsbury et al 2004;Grauel and Spellerberg 2008).…”

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Smart home technologies that support independent living: challenges and opportunities for the building industry – a systematic mapping study

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Høyland

2015

Intelligent Buildings International

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“…Despite the general assumption that aging people benefit from whatever type of technology is available to them (Grauel & Spellerberg, 2008), the evidence available at present is very general and does not inform researchers about the use or nonuse of technology, users' needs and fears, or various aspects of quality of life. In addition, until now it has not been clear which technological devices are available for older adults nor which are acceptable to them (Grauel & Spellerberg, 2008).…”

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“…In addition, until now it has not been clear which technological devices are available for older adults nor which are acceptable to them (Grauel & Spellerberg, 2008). This lack of knowledge severely limits the ability of policy makers to make informed decisions regarding adequate and appropriate regulation, and the provision of HBT devices in ECH schemes.…”

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Experiences of Extra Care Housing Residents Aged Fifty-Five and Over with Home-Based Technology

Matlabi¹,

Parker²,

McKee³

2012

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Technological interventions could help older people live independently. In this study with 160 people aged 55 and over who were living in extra care housing in England we aimed to explore awareness of, access to, attitudes towards availability, and use of home-based technological (HBT) devices, and factors that influence the use of devices. A quantitatively designed and structured questionnaire was developed for this study. The majority of new HBT devices were not available in living units or schemes. Moreover, most basic appliances and emergency call systems were used in the living units. We found that in order to increase the use of technological devices among the elderly, their perceptions, capabilities, attitudes, and needs should be assessed in the designing, planning, and supplying process.

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“…In a not so distant future, it is expected a complete inverse of the population's pyramid [1]. Specifically, estimates are that by 2050 people aged 65 or older will represent about 21% of the world's population, and 25% in places such as the European Union [2,3]. This fact creates profound challenges to each nation worldwide: who will take care of the people who need assistance in one or more activities of daily living, and, importantly, who will pay for the solutions?…”

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The Caregiver Perspective: An Assistive AAL Platform

Costa

Magalhães

Alves

et al. 2014

Ambient Assisted Living and Daily Activities

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The Ambient Assisted Living area has spawned several projects that aim to help the user on his/her daily activities. The AAL4ALL (ambient assisted living for all) project aims to develop a unified ecosystem using fully compatible devices and services. The UserAccess platform is part of the AAL4ALL and has as a goal to provide assistance to a type of actor that is commonly forgotten in the Ambient Assisted Living area, the caregiver. This paper presents the architecture, implementation, and interfaces, along with a brief analysis of caregiver's needs and work related issues.

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Attitudes and Requirements of Elderly People Towards Assisted Living Solutions

Cited by 11 publications

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Smart home technologies that support independent living: challenges and opportunities for the building industry – a systematic mapping study

Smart home technologies that support independent living: challenges and opportunities for the building industry – a systematic mapping study

Experiences of Extra Care Housing Residents Aged Fifty-Five and Over with Home-Based Technology

The Caregiver Perspective: An Assistive AAL Platform

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