Smart Device Interlocked Robot Partner for Elderly Care

2016 ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takenori Obo ◽  
Siqi Sun ◽  
Naoyuki Kubota
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Smart Device

scholarly journals An Effectiveness and Cost-Estimation Model for Deploying Assistive Technology Solutions in Elderly Care

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Maresova ◽  
Lukas Rezny ◽  
Petr Bauer ◽  
Oluwaseun Fadeyia ◽  
Olaniyi Eniayewu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Target Groups

Abstract Background Deployment of modern assistive technologies is one of the major trends contained in the strategies of developed countries. However, the use of technology in households is not yet a common practice. The aim of this paper is present a model for assessment of selected smart device solutions in elderly care and the evaluation of overall care costs. The model provides the optimal set of devices for different target groups in terms of financial savings. Methods The model uses demographic projections taken from Eurostat for EU countries and the disability incidence from the annual report of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic as an input. The model was implemented in the software Stella Professional dedicated to system dynamics modelling including a web interface and is accessible online. Results In relation to the combination of five assistive devices for the elderly, the optimal solution, the cost savings are 37.8% or182 billion CZK), cumulatively in the simulated time period 2021-2060. Out of the five available assistive devices, up to three - UpWalker, Jaco robotic arm and Poseidon - were employed by the model for different target groups. Conclusion According to the performed analysis the assistive technologies proved a significant potential to maintain the quality of life of elderly and lessen the burden on public budgets. With respect to the ongoing demographic transition, the need to employ smart device solutions should further increase and their price could decline with increasing scale of production and overall advancement in technology.

Section 4.a Introduction

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.

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

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.

Study of Gesture Input Interface for Smart Device by Wrist Movement

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (11) ◽  
pp. 579-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayato Matsuura ◽  
Tota Mizuno ◽  
Kota Akehi ◽  
Marzieh Aliabadi Farahani ◽  
Kazuyuki Mito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Device ◽  
Wrist Movement ◽  
Input Interface ◽  
Gesture Input

Nursing Staff’s Perception of Spiritual Care on Haematology, Oncology and Elderly Care Wards

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-54
Author(s):  
Wanda Neary ◽  
Valerie Hillier ◽  
Derek Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Elderly Care

The Current State and Changes in Smart Device Usage and Utilization Level in Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
노주형 ◽  
Jin-Hwa Moon ◽  
김용주 ◽  
설인준 ◽  
이진 ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Current State
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