Socio-Technical Challenges in Implementation of Monitoring Technologies in Elderly Care

An Active Grid infrastructure for elderly care

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare ◽

10.1258/jtt.2008.007009 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. 363-367 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Doan Hoang ◽

Elaine Lawrence

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Elderly People ◽

Service Providers ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Elderly Person ◽

Preventive Health Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Grid Middleware ◽

Main Components ◽

Monitoring Technologies

We propose a technique in which elderly people can be monitored non-intrusively. The information is kept in an ‘active’ health record which becomes alive when attention or action is necessary concerning the condition of the elderly person. The proposed system consists of three main components: a sensor/actor loop, sensor records and associated active services, and a Grid middleware platform. Information is captured in realtime within a collaborative health-care Grid. The Grid connects elderly people, caregivers and medical service providers in ways that reduce unnecessary calls on expensive medical services through an intermediate local service centre (which can be virtual) assisted with Internet communications and monitoring technologies. The proposal should support preventive health-care programmes for reducing the cost of caring for the elderly.

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The Social/Non-Technical Challenges in Developing Technology to Support Elderly Care ”The TeleCARE Experience”

Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Tele-Care and Collaborative Virtual Communities in Elderly Care ◽

10.5220/0002675101360142 ◽

2004 ◽

Keyword(s):

Elderly Care ◽

The Social ◽

Technical Challenges

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Prostatic Artery Embolization: Equipment, Procedure Steps, and Overcoming Technical Challenges

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology ◽

10.1016/j.tvir.2020.100691 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 100691

Author(s):

Francisco Cesar Carnevale ◽

André Moreira de Assis ◽

Airton Mota Moreira

Keyword(s):

Artery Embolization ◽

Prostatic Artery Embolization ◽

Technical Challenges ◽

Prostatic Artery

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Comprehensive Study of Blockchain Technology - Architecture, Consensus and Future Trends

International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology ◽

10.32628/cseit206292 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 319-325

Author(s):

Shreya Joshi ◽

Ms Bhavyaa ◽

Suhani Gupta ◽

Lalita Luthra

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Product Management ◽

Future Trends ◽

Deep Dive ◽

Record Keeping ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Healthcare Product ◽

Core Technology ◽

Technical Challenges ◽

Comprehensive Study

Blockchain is considered to be a disruptive core technology. Although many researchers have realized the importance of blockchain, but the research of it is still emerging. It is the record-keeping technology behind bitcoin and is one of the hottest and fastest growing skills in the IT sector today. It serves as an immutable ledger which allows transactions to take place in a decentralized man Blockchain-based applications are rising up, covering numerous fields including finance, healthcare, product management, Internet of Things (IoT), and many more. However, there are still some challenges of blockchain technology such as scalability and security problems which need to be overcome. This paper comprises of a comprehensive study of Blockchain technology. We have included here a deep dive into how blockchains work, its architecture, consensus and various applications. Furthermore, technical challenges are briefly listed.

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Section 4.a Introduction

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2017.239 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Silvia PIZZOCARO ◽

Pınar KAYGAN ◽

HARMAN Kerry ◽

Erik BOHEMIA

Keyword(s):

Social Problems ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Child Poverty ◽

Design Methods ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Design Council

Co-design is a process in which designers and users collaborate as ‘equals’ to develop innovative solutions. Co-design methods are increasingly used by professional designers to facilitate and enable users to co-develop innovative solutions for ‘themselves’. For example, the Design Council is advocating the use of co-design methods to support the development of practical innovative solutions to social problems such as increased cost of elderly care and tackling child poverty. The involvement of users in developing solutions acknowledges that their take up is dependent on the ways users create and negotiate meanings of objects and services.

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Barriers versus promotion: Culturally sensitive healthcare for elderly Turkish migrants in Austria and Germany

BORDER CROSSING ◽

10.33182/bc.v4i1-2.516 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 41-46

Author(s):

Nevin Altıntop

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Field Research ◽

Diversity Management ◽

Culturally Sensitive ◽

Turkish Migrants ◽

Care Givers ◽

Individual Care ◽

Care Systems

What is the perception of Turkish migrants in elderly care? The increasing number of elder migrants within the German and Austrian population is causing the challenge of including them in an adequate (culturally sensitive) way into the German/Austrian health care system. Here I introduce the perception of elder Turkish migrants within the predominant paradigm of intercultural opening of health care in Germany as well as within the concept of diversity management of health care in Vienna (Austria). The qualitative investigation follows a field research in different German and Austrian cities within the last four years and an analysis based on the Grounded Theory Methodology. The meaning of intercultural opening on the one hand, and diversity management on the other hand with respect to elderly care will be evaluated. Whereas the intercultural opening directly demands a reduction of barriers to access institutional elderly care the concept of diversity is hardly successful in the inclusion of migrants into elderly care assistance – concerning both, migrants as care-givers and migrants as care-receivers. Despite the similarities between the health care systems of Germany and Austria there are decisive differences in the perception and inclusion of migrants in elderly care that is largely based on an 'individual care' concept of the responsible institutions. Finally, this investigation demonstrates how elderly care in Germany and Austria prepares to encounter the demand of 'individual care' in a diverse society.

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