Haptic supplementation and postural control in the elderly: Review and perspectives for assistive technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 101-117
Author(s):  
I. M. Albertsen ◽  
J. J. Temprado
Keyword(s):  
Postural Control ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assistive Technologies

Postural control using a vibratory feedback system for balance training in the elderly

2008 ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
T Ifukube ◽  
Y Oyama ◽  
S Shirogane ◽  
T Izumi ◽  
Y Maeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postural Control ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Feedback System ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Wearability and Usability Assessment of Cliff: An Automatized Zipper

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mohamad Zairi Baharom ◽  
◽  
Frank Delbressine ◽  
Loe Feijs ◽  
Marina Toeters
Keyword(s):  
User Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Usability Assessment

Being independent to dress or undress is important for everybody. However, (un)zipping to (un)dress is a task that is difficult for elders, especially when the zipper is in a hard-to-reach location. This paper presents the invention of Cliff: an automatized zipper and a user study performed to evaluate the wearability and how useful it is to the elderly. Results of the user study show that the elderly rated Cliff as wearable, useful, and makes the zipping and unzipping task much easier for them. This prototype system and the feedback received from the elderly contribute to the design of fashionable automated assistive technologies.

scholarly journals Comparison of multisensory and strength training for postural control in the elderly

2012 ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Marcon Alfieri ◽  
Marcelo Riberto ◽  
Lucila Silveira Gatz ◽  
Carla Paschoal Corsi Ribeiro ◽  
José Augusto Fernandes Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postural Control ◽  
Strength Training ◽  
The Elderly

Digital cities of the future: Extending @home assistive technologies for the elderly and the disabled

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Doukas ◽  
Vangelis Metsis ◽  
Eric Becker ◽  
Zhengyi Le ◽  
Fillia Makedon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Disabled

scholarly journals Imagining and tinkering with assistive robotics in care for the disabled

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Christian Mossfeldt Nickelsen
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Welfare Technology

Abstract The media and political-managerial levels focus on the opportunities to re-perform the Scandinavian welfare states through digitization. Especially in Denmark, this trend is prominent. Welfare technology is a Scandinavian notion used to point at assistive technologies intending to support the elderly, the disabled and care providers. Feeding assistive robotics (FAR) is a welfare technology relevant to citizens with no or low function in their arms. Despite national dissemination strategies, it proves difficult to recruit suitable users. There have been many promises for the potential of assistive robotics including more cost-efficient healthcare delivery, engaged patients and connected care providers. However, the realities of enacting assistive robotics, whether as patients or care providers, can be complicated in ways often unanticipated by government agencies and technology developers. This study discusses governmental agencies’ and technology developers’ visions with regard to what robotics may do and argues that these visions intertwine with affected stakeholders’ organizing of theirworlds. On this founding, the article discusses the resulting tinkering during implementation. The study exemplifies and demonstrates how ethnography can be used as an important method in Human Robot Interaction (HRI) research. The Actor Network Theory idea of ‘follow the actor’ inspired the study that took place as multi-sited ethnography at different locations in Denmark and Sweden. Based on desk research, observation of meals and interviews the study examines sociotechnical imaginaries and their practical and ethical implications.Human and FAR interaction demands engagement, sustained patience and understanding of the citizen’s particular body, identity and situation. The article contributes to the HRI literature by providing detailed empirical analysis based on an ethnographic studywhere political strategies, technology developers’ assumptions and affected stakeholders’ everyday hassles are in focus at the same time.

Added cognitive load through rotary auditory stimulation can improve the quality of postural control in the elderly

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Deviterne ◽  
Gérome C. Gauchard ◽  
Mallaury Jamet ◽  
Guy Vançon ◽  
Philippe P. Perrin
Keyword(s):  
Postural Control ◽  
Cognitive Load ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Auditory Stimulation

Evaluation of Postural Control in Quiet Standing Using Center of Mass Acceleration: Comparison Among the Young, the Elderly, and People With Stroke

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1133-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkang Yu ◽  
Masaki Abe ◽  
Kei Masani ◽  
Noritaka Kawashima ◽  
Fumio Eto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postural Control ◽  
Center Of Mass ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Quiet Standing

The Association between Hearing Loss, Postural Control, and Mobility in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (06) ◽  
pp. 575-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maayan Agmon ◽  
Limor Lavie ◽  
Michail Doumas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Risk Of Falls

Background: Degraded hearing in older adults has been associated with reduced postural control and higher risk of falls. Both hearing loss (HL) and falls have dramatic effects on older persons’ quality of life (QoL). A large body of research explored the comorbidity between the two domains. Purpose: The aim of the current review is to describe the comorbidity between HL and objective measures of postural control, to offer potential mechanisms underlying this relationship, and to discuss the clinical implications of this comorbidity. Data Collection and Analysis: PubMed and Google Scholar were systematically searched for articles published in English up until October 15, 2015, using combinations of the following strings and search words: for hearing: Hearing loss, “Hearing loss,” hearing, presbycusis; for postural control: postural control, gait, postural balance, fall, walking; and for age: elderly, older adults. Results: Of 211 screened articles, 7 were included in the systematic review. A significant, positive association between HL and several objective measures of postural control was found in all seven studies, even after controlling for major covariates. Severity of hearing impairment was connected to higher prevalence of difficulties in walking and falls. Physiological, cognitive, and behavioral processes that may influence auditory system and postural control were suggested as potential explanations for the association between HL and postural control. Conclusions: There is evidence for the independent relationship between HL and objective measures of postural control in the elderly. However, a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying this relationship is yet to be elucidated. Concurrent diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of these two modalities may reduce falls and increase QoL in older adults.

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