scholarly journals Modeling elderly behavioral patterns in single-person households

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Renê Brandão Soussa ◽  
Valter de Senna ◽  
Valéria Loureiro da Silva ◽  
Charles Lima Soares
Keyword(s):  
Computational Model ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Kernel Estimator ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Motion Sensors

AbstractThis paper proposes and describes an unsupervised computational model that monitors an elderly person who lives alone and issues alarms when a risk to the elderly person’s well-being is identified. This model is based on data extracted exclusively from passive infrared motion sensors connected to a ZigBee wireless network. The proposed monitoring system and model is non-intrusive, does not capture any images, and does not require any interaction with the monitored person. Thus, it is more likely to be adopted by members of the elderly population who might reject other more intrusive or complex types of technology. The developed computational model for activity discovery employs a kernel estimator and local outlier factor calculation, which are reliable and have a low computational cost. This model was tested with data collected over a period of 25 days from two elderly volunteers who live alone and have fairly different routines. The results demonstrate the model’s ability to learn relevant behaviors, as well as identify and issue alarms for atypical activities that can be suggestive of health problems. This low-cost, minimalistic sensor network approach is especially suited to the reality of underdeveloped (and developing) countries where assisted living communities are not available and low cost and ease of use are paramount.

scholarly journals Elder Monitoring Workflow System for Independent Living

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Sergiu Jecan ◽  
Dan Benta ◽  
Lucia Maria Rusu ◽  
Raluca Arba
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Workflow System

This paper presents an automatic workflow framed in a gerontechnology solution, as part of the Active and Assisted Living (AAL) platform in Mobile@Old project. Our solution aims to increase or preserve cognitive functions, to track medication and coordinate physical activity through an exercising game (exergame). The exergame is customized according to each elderly person’s reactions and specificities. The workflow involves doctors, physiotherapists, the elderly person and their caregivers, in an ecosystem designed to ensure well-being and independence.

scholarly journals An Association of Quality of Life and Ageing Perceptions Among Community Dwelling Older Adults in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Louise -Onoria ◽  
Raymond Odokonyero ◽  
Bruno Giordani ◽  
Dickens Akena ◽  
Emmanuel Mwesiga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Positive Perception

Abstract Background: Uganda’s population, though, largely characterized by young people, has seen the number of people aged 60 and over grow from 686,000 twenty years ago, to 1,433,596 in 2014. Effective caring for the well-being of this population requires strategic and deliberate planning that involves quality of life (QoL) assessments. QoL assessments among the elderly are important in evaluating the efficacy of strategies, such as health interventions, welfare programs, health care, and well-being of the elderly. However, elderly in Uganda face several challenges, ranging from loneliness, poor housing, lack of social and financial support, and poor health. These may negatively affect older persons’ quality of life and consequently their perceptions and attitudes towards aging. Methods: The study was carried out in 2019 in the communities of Nansana and Busukuma town councils in Wakiso district, Uganda. The participants were 380 people 60 years and older. To establish the association between perceptions of ageing and QoL, this study utilized a locally adapted version of the Older Person’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL) and the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire (B-APQ). The OPQOL assesses three domains of QoL: Health QoL (HQoL); Social economic QoL (SQoL); and Psychosocial QoL (PQoL). The B-APQ assesses perceptions about physical age, participation in social activities, and perceptions about ability to regulate emotions as one ages. Pearson’s Chi-square tests were used to characterize the relationship between the perceptions and quality of life.Results: The majority of the respondents, 61% (95%CI 56.7-64.8), had negative perceptions towards ageing. Eighty six percent had poor HQoL, 90% poor SQoL and 83% poor PQoL. There was a significant association between good HQoL and positive perception about participation in social activities (X2 = 7.3670, P = 0.007) as well as with positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 18.1803, P<0.001). There was a significant association between good SQoL and positive perception about participation in social activities (X2 = 5.3472, P = 0.021), as well with positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 10.5128, P<0.001). A significant association between good PQoL and positive perception on regulation of emotions (X2 = 9.2414, P= 0.002).Conclusion: Positive perceptions of ageing are associated with good QoL. Directly addressing perceptions of ageing could be a low cost and effective strategy to improve the QoL of older persons in SSA

scholarly journals Elderly Muslim Wellbeing: Family Support, Participation in Religious Activities, and Happiness

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Taufik Taufik ◽  
Ajeng N. Dumpratiwi ◽  
Nanik Prihartanti ◽  
Daliman Daliman
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Healthy Elderly

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of family support and participation in religious activities on the happiness of elderly muslims. Background: An increase in the number of older age people should be balanced with the increased quality of their life. The quality of life is influenced by internal factors such as self-quality, as well as external factors such as family support and religious activities. Objective: The objective of this research was to identify differences in the level of happiness of elderly muslims based on several factors: Work, health, salary, Islamic study, and marriage. Methods: Three hundred and ten elderly muslims (133 male, 177 female) participated in this study. Respondents were selected by simple random sampling of the elderly muslim population in seven districts in Central Java province, Indonesia. Results: The results showed 1) there was a correlation between family support and participation in religious activities and the happiness of elderly Muslims, 2) a healthy elderly person has a higher level of happiness than a sick elderly person; elderly who partake in Islamic studies one to two times a week have higher happiness than the elderly who do not; the retired elderly have the highest happiness compared to the elderly who still work and the elderly who do not (the lowest level of happiness), and there was no difference in the level of happiness in terms of salary and marriage. Conclusion: Family support and participation in religious activities are the main predictors of subjective well-being in the muslim elderly. In addition, there are other predictors such as health and participation in Islamic studies.

scholarly journals IndoorCare: Low-Cost Elderly Activity Monitoring System through Image Processing

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6051
Author(s):  
Daniel Fuentes ◽  
Luís Correia ◽  
Nuno Costa ◽  
Arsénio Reis ◽  
José Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Socially Excluded

The Portuguese population is aging at an increasing rate, which introduces new problems, particularly in rural areas, where the population is small and widely spread throughout the territory. These people, mostly elderly, have low income and are often isolated and socially excluded. This work researches and proposes an affordable Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)-based solution to monitor the activities of elderly individuals, inside their homes, in a pervasive and non-intrusive way, while preserving their privacy. The solution uses a set of low-cost IoT sensor devices, computer vision algorithms and reasoning rules, to acquire data and recognize the activities performed by a subject inside a home. A conceptual architecture and a functional prototype were developed, the prototype being successfully tested in an environment similar to a real case scenario. The system and the underlying concept can be used as a building block for remote and distributed elderly care services, in which the elderly live autonomously in their homes, but have the attention of a caregiver when needed.

RFID and Assisted Living for the Elderly

2010 ◽  
pp. 119-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Parry ◽  
Judith Symonds
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living System ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Home Support ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Partially Sighted

Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) offers a potentially flexible and low cost method of locating objects and tracking people within buildings. RFID systems generally require less infrastructure to be installed than other solutions but have their own limitations. As part of an assisted living system, RFID tools may be useful to locate lost objects, support blind and partially sighted people with daily living activities, and assist in the rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury. This chapter outlines the requirements and the role of RFID in assisting people in these three areas. The development of a prototype RFID home support tool is described and some of the issues and challenges raised are discussed. The system is designed to support assisted living for elderly and infirm people in a simple, usable and extensible way in particular for supporting the finding and identification of commonly used and lost objects such as spectacles. This approach can also be used to extend the tagged domain to commonly visited areas, and provide support for the analysis of common activities, and rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Motion Sensor-Based Detection of Outlier Days Supporting Continuous Health Assessment for Single Older Adults

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6080
Author(s):  
Marc Mertens ◽  
Glen Debard ◽  
Jesse Davis ◽  
Els Devriendt ◽  
Koen Milisen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Motion Sensors ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Fall Incident ◽  
Real World Setting ◽  
Small Set ◽  
Health And Well Being

The aging population has resulted in interest in remote monitoring of elderly individuals’ health and well being. This paper describes a simple unsupervised monitoring system that can automatically detect if an elderly individual’s pattern of presence deviates substantially from the recent past. The proposed system uses a small set of low-cost motion sensors and analyzes the produced data to establish an individual’s typical presence pattern. Then, the algorithm uses a distance function to determine whether the individual’s observed presence for each day significantly deviates from their typical pattern. Empirically, the algorithm is validated on both synthetic data and data collected by installing our system in the residences of three older individuals. In the real-world setting, the system detected, respectively, five, four, and one deviating days in the three locations. The deviating days detected by the system could result from a health issue that requires attention. The information from the system can aid caregivers in assessing the subject’s health status and allows for a targeted intervention. Although the system can be refined, we show that otherwise hidden but relevant events (e.g., fall incident and irregular sleep patterns) are detected and reported to the caregiver.

Exploring Death Anxiety among Elderly People: A Literature Review and Empirical Investigation

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjolein Missler ◽  
Margaret Stroebe ◽  
Lilian Geurtsen ◽  
Mirjam Mastenbroek ◽  
Sara Chmoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Older Men And Women

Given the growing number of elderly persons in society and concerns about their health and well-being, the aim was to review the available literature on their death anxiety, and to explore features of this experience among a small sample of older men and women in care facilities. In both the review and empirical parts of this study, components and correlates of death anxiety were investigated. The review revealed limited research focus on death anxiety among the elderly, particularly among those in institutions, but suggested both components and correlates for inclusion in our empirical study. Results showed that, among our elderly participants in an assisted living facility (N = 49; age range: 60–96 years), there were higher levels of fear for others and of the dying process than for fear of the unknown. Notably, among the correlates identified, fear for significant others was associated with poor physical health; fear of the dying process was related to low self-esteem, little purpose in life, and poor mental well-being. Gender differences in death anxiety were found: women showed greater fear for the death of loved ones and for the consequences of their own death on these loved ones, than did men. These patterns are discussed in the light of concerns about the welfare of elderly persons; scientific implications are also considered.

scholarly journals A Usability Evaluation Experiment of 3D User Interfaces for Elderly

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Manoela Rogofski Brum Postal ◽  
Rafael Rieder
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Cognitive Activities ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
3D User Interface ◽  
3D User Interfaces

Health professionals have used 3D user interfaces as support tools for the elderly rehabilitation, offering fun and beneficial resources for the practice of physical and cognitive activities to them. In this context, it is necessary to establish mechanisms to evaluate the usability of these interfaces, in order to achieve a balance between functionality, ease of use and sense of well-being. The aim of this study is to report a usability evaluation experiment of a virtual reality game developed specifically to elderly people, as a means to identify the needs of this public regarding 3D user interface evaluation. An initial methodology was tested exploring two points of view in the game, and its results showed that it was adequate for seniors. However, it was noted the need to include training periods and an evaluation with a heterogeneous group of seniors to consolidate and optimize the proposed approach, as well as readjust the instruments used.

ZigBee Technology to Provide Elderly People with Well-being at Home

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid H. Alsulami ◽  
Anthony S. Atkins ◽  
Abdulellah A. Alaboudi ◽  
Nayyar Ahmed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Restricted Area ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Zigbee Technology ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
At Home

Background: The number of elderly people is growing, and it becomes a challenge for the families and governments regard their health. They are facing declines in their health and missing some of the quality of life that is provided to them. They are unable to control their self. They are vulnerable to fall and get in dangerous or restricted area. Aim: This study aims at conducing an experiment using Real-Time Location System (RTLS) via ZigBee technology in order to track the elderly person at his/her home. Objectives: To track the old age people and provide them proper care and support whenever they are in challenging times. Method: RTLS is a system that offers a real-time tracking and positioning of people or objects. Results: The results showed that the ZigBee technology provides valuable insights to determine the location of an elderly person at home and sends an alert when a person gets in a restricted area. Conclusion: ZigBee have contributed to be one of the best of its kind protocol that can help to track and mange old aged people at house.

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