Smart Home Assistant for Ambient Assisted Living of Elderly People with Dementia

Demir, Eren; Köseoğlu, Erdem; Sokullu, Radosveta; Şeker, Burhan

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2017.08.302

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“…AT devices were used in isolation for specific functions rather than a combined use of the devices. With the rise of internet of things [115, 116] and connected AT devices combining multiple AT for use with a person with dementia or carer is feasible and in most instances more desirable [117].…”

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Informal carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review

2019

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Background Dementia is a health and care priority globally. Caring for persons with dementia is a challenge and can lead to negative psychological, physiological and financial consequences for informal carers. Advances in technology have the potential to assist persons with dementia and their carers, through assistive technology devices such as electronic medication dispensers, robotic devices trackers and motion detectors. However, little is known about carers’ experience and the impact of these technologies on them. This review aims to investigate the outcomes and experience of carers of persons with dementia, who live at home and use assistive technology. Methods A systematic search in seven databases and manual searches were carried out using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify studies on carers of persons with dementia involving the use of assistive technology. The search identified 56 publications with quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method designs. Results The studies reported positive and negative findings and focused on a wide variety of assistive technology devices. There were large differences in the uses of assistive technology, outcome measures used and the quality of studies. Knowledge and acceptance, competence to use and ethical issues when using assistive technology were themes that emerged from the studies. Carers generally appreciated using assistive technology and their experience of use varied. Conclusions The intention of this systematic review is to list and classify the various types of assistive technology used by carers of persons with dementia and explores the positive and negative aspects, knowledge, acceptance and ethical issues in the use of assistive technology by carers of persons with dementia. We recommend the use of a standard and person-centred system of classifying and naming assistive technology devices and systems and for future research efforts in assistive technology to incorporate a family/carer centred model. Systematic review registration PROSPERO - CRD42017082268 . Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12877-019-1169-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Informal carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review

2019

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“…The device, which includes a GPS, accelerometer, and illumination sensor, measures the patient's activities and steps but does not analyze the flow of the activities to detect whether those activities were appropriate. An integrated system was presented in [32] to collect, record, and transmit data from multiple sensors placed in the homes of dementia patients using cloud applications. This system can identify the patient's forgetfulness and dangerous situations in real-time.…”

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Edge Computing-Based Self-Organized Device Network for Awareness Activities of Daily Living in the Home

2020

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Activities of daily living (ADL) are important indicators for awareness of brain health in the elderly, and hospitals use ADL as a standard test for diagnosing chronic brain diseases such as dementia. However, since it is difficult to judge real-life ADL in hospitals, doctors typically predict ADL ability through interviews with patients or accompanying caregivers. Recently, many studies have attempted to diagnose accurate brain health by collecting and analyzing the real-life ADL of patients in their living environments. However, most of these were conducted by constructing and implementing expensive smart homes with the concept of centralized computing, and ADL data were collected from simple data about patients’ home appliance usage and the surrounding environment. Despite the high cost of building a smart home, the collected ADL data are inadequate for predicting accurate brain health. In this study, we developed and used three types of portable devices (wearable, tag, and stationary) that can be easily installed and operated in typical existing houses. We propose a self-organized device network structure based on edge computing that can perform user perception, location perception, and behavioral perception simultaneously. This approach enables us to collect user activity data, analyze ADL in real-time to determine if the user’s behavior was successful or abnormal, and record the physical ability of the user to move between fixed spaces. The characteristics of this proposed system enable us to distinguish patients from other family members and provide real-time notifications after a forgetful or mistaken action. We implemented devices that constitute the edge network of the smart home scenario and evaluated the performance of this system to verify its usefulness.

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“…Such an approach will provide a more comfortable sensor platform than most of today's wearable sensors. In [7], the authors used ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 protocols in their smart home assistant which monitors the activity of elderly people suffering from dementia. An intelligent communication architecture for AAL is presented [8].…”

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The Role of Drones in Ambient Assisted Living Systems for the Elderly

Sokullu

Balcı

Demir

2019

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Following years of restricted military applications, recently unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) also known as drones have become the new disruptive force in many industrial and everyday life applications. Very obvious usage areas are transportation and parcel delivery. However, recent research reveals that there are a number of ways that drones can be employed to help elderly people sustain a better independent lifestyle. This paper introduces some of the most recent and interesting applications that drones can find in creating ambient assisted living environments for the elderly. Advantages and disadvantages, possible healthcare models and challenges are discussed. Even though these are some very interesting and original applications there are a lot of challenges involved in accepting drones as "flying assistants" to extend the independent living environment of the elderly.

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Smart Home Assistant for Ambient Assisted Living of Elderly People with Dementia

Cited by 48 publications

References 4 publications

Informal carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review

Informal carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review

Edge Computing-Based Self-Organized Device Network for Awareness Activities of Daily Living in the Home

The Role of Drones in Ambient Assisted Living Systems for the Elderly

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