Information Technology for Active Ageing: A Review of Theory and Practice

Parra, Cristhian; Silveira, Patrícia Souza da; Far, Iman Khaghani; Daniel, Florian; Bruin, Eling D. de; Cernuzzi, Luca; D’Andrea, Vincenzo; Casati, Fabio

doi:10.1561/1100000053

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“…In this context, ICT solutions have been reported as promising [129, 130] and exergames lend themselves to personalization of interventions [131]. Various ICT based solutions for optimised tailoring of exercise interventions have been proposed to support not only people with dementia but also their families and caregivers [132, 133]. Video game play-driven physical activities require mental engagement and would, thus, be in line with recommendations of the Global Council on Brain Health [134].…”

Section: Personalized Ict Interventions For Active Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various ICT-based applications for geriatric physical and mental training or therapy with older adults as well as specific recommendations for the design of these solutions are available; see [133] for a comprehensive overview. ICT may serve, for example, to mitigate some of the negative side effects of ageing (e.g., physical and cognitive decline) but can also serve to develop new capability enhancing opportunities.…”

Section: Personalized Ict Interventions For Active Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Making More of IT: Enabling Intensive Motor Cognitive Rehabilitation Exercises in Geriatrics Using Information Technology Solutions

McCaskey

Schättin

Martin-Niedecken

et al. 2018

BioMed Research International

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Although the health benefits of physical activity and exercise for older people are well established, a largely sedentary lifestyle still prevails in ageing western societies. Finding new ways to make exercise more accessible and acceptable for older adults must be developed to fully unleash its potential in preventing and weakening age-related physical and cognitive decline. Existing barriers to implement effective exercise-based treatment plans include motivational reservations on both the clinician's and patient's side, but also physical limitations caused by disease or deconditioning. Particularly in the more senior population, debilitating conditions do not allow adherence to currently recommended exercise regimes. A major rethinking of age- and user-adapted exercise is overdue. The high intensities required for physical and mental adaptations must be modifiable and personalized according to the functional status of each patient. Emerging information and communication technologies (ICT) have brought forward a plethora of attractive solutions for smart and adapted exercise, but there remains a vast gap between technological advancement and clinical relevance. Where in the beginning ICT for active ageing mainly focussed on aspects of usability and user experience, the current status of IT as applied in ageing populations noticeably shifted toward new services, applications, and devices that can be offered with the aim to prevent, compensate, care, and/or enhance daily life functioning of senior citizens. In this perspective paper, we aim to summarize the current state of the art in ICT-based interventions aimed at improved motor-cognitive control and make suggestions about how these could be combined with high-intensive interval exercise regimes to make rehabilitation for the impaired older adults more effective, and more fun.

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Section: Personalized Ict Interventions For Active Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Personalized Ict Interventions For Active Ageingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making More of IT: Enabling Intensive Motor Cognitive Rehabilitation Exercises in Geriatrics Using Information Technology Solutions

McCaskey

Schättin

Martin-Niedecken

et al. 2018

BioMed Research International

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“…Until few years ago, gerontechnology, an interdisciplinary field of research in which technology is applied to older persons, has been mostly focused on solutions for acute care, chronic diseases, and disabilities [8]. However, in the emerging European understanding of AHA, technological solutions have been associated with services that providers (in a regional or local context) have been defining in a more strategic context of prevention (trying to avoid illness and decline), compensation (when it is not possible to prevent or cure and only reduce the impact of the declined capacity), and care (when the deterioration cannot be prevented or compensated and requires care assistance) [5].…”

Section: Solutions For Active and Healthymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this sense, cities can play a key role by favouring the opportunities for developments for a healthy, participative, and safe life [2]. In this context, the World Health Organization has defined Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) as a process that includeschallenges but also opportunities for health maintenance and social involvement of senior citizens, to preserve their quality of life as they age [3][4][5]. In Europe, the European Commission (EC) launched the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on AHA initiative in 2011 [6], to accelerate the uptake of innovative solutions from health and social care systems.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Definition of Technological Solutions Based on the Internet of Things and Smart Cities Paradigms for Active and Healthy Ageing through Cocreation

Gil

Pérez

Fico

et al. 2018

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Existing initiatives to improve physical, mental, and social condition of senior citizens, which in Europe fall under the name of Active and Healthy Ageing, are including technological paradigms as main driver for innovation uptake. Among these paradigms, Smart Cities and the Internet of Things are of utmost importance. However, these initiatives may benefit from unified visions, efforts, and frameworks when it comes to defining technological solutions that take the most of both paradigms. We have defined an iterative approach, which combines user centred design techniques, technological development approaches, and a multifaceted adaptation process, to define a solution for Active and Healthy Ageing that makes use of the two paradigms. The solution is being defined in the context of two research and innovation projects, City4Age and ACTIVAGE, during which a solution is going to be defined and evaluated in the city of Madrid. Results show how Smart Cities and Internet of Things contribute to the solution, from a user (user needs and use cases) and a service delivery (technologies, architecture, and suppliers) perspective. In conclusion, we find the cocreation framework extremely useful for the Active and Health Ageing domain, and the proposed implementation of it is functioning, although there is room for improvement.

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“…According to Cassola, Morgado, de Carvalho, Paredes, & Fonseca, (2014) and Parra, (2014), there are still some limitations in digital motion detection technologies, which means that there is considerable room for improvement and research in this area [27,28].…”

Section: Problem and Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%