Integration of Stationary and Wearable Support Services for an Actively Assisted Living of Elderly People: Capabilities, Achievements, Limitations, Prospects—A Case Study

Lutze, Rainer; Waldhör, Klemens

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52322-4_1

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“…There will be 132 million [21] elderly people affected by Alzheimer's Dementia by 2050. Dementia significantly lowers the level of QoL [22] for the elderly in terms of labyrinth disease, auditory decay [23,24], excess frequency and duration of nightly bathroom visit [25], and cognitive and memory impairment…”

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“…Nightly activity without surveillance is dangerous for the elders when they suffer from insomnia issues. Lutze and Waldor [25] indicate unrest sleep and excess duration of toilet visits at night time are not only contributing matters to exhaustion of caregivers but also challenges the QoL of the elder [25]. Nightly bathroom visit is lethal to elders due to the likelihood of a fall accident, and 35.7% of the accidents happened in the bathroom due to slippery surface of the bathtub and floor [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

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An Empirical Study on Challenges Faced by the Elderly in Care Centres

Li¹,

Goh²,

Jhanjhi³

et al. 2021

EAI Endorsed Trans Perv Health Tech

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INTRODUCTION:The fact of our lives is that we will be reaching to elderly life stage sooner or later. Our elderly community has been left far behind of new technology updates. Technology advances just as age is catching up on us. To many who are in their twilight years, using cutting edge technologies may be a hurdle in their activities of daily living (ADLs).OBJECTIVES: Therefore, this study aims to identify and measure the ADL challenges that the elderly encounter and improve their quality of life (QoL). METHODS:This research embarked on semi-structured interviews at 9 geriatric care centres in Malaysia to investigate the ADL challenges by the elderly residents. The thematic analysis approach was employed for data analysis and further discussion. RESULTS:The research findings suggested that the QoL of the elderly is limited by the challenges of geriatric issues, poor living conditions, and technology acceptance barriers. CONCLUSION:In conclusion, the current research provides an overview of the ADL challenges faced by the elderly with recommendations of user-centred Internet of Things (IoT) devices for elderly to use in an ambient assisted living (AAL) environment in Society 5.0.

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confidence: 99%