scholarly journals Best Practices on Personalization and Adaptive Interaction Techniques in the Scope of Smart Homes and Active Assisted Living

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Liappas ◽  
Jose Gabriel Terius-Padron ◽  
Eduardo Machado ◽  
Mohammad Reza Loghmani ◽  
Rebeca Isabel Garcia-Betances ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Interaction Techniques ◽  
Adaptive Interaction

scholarly journals From Activity Recognition to Intention Recognition for Assisted Living Within Smart Homes

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Rafferty ◽  
Chris D. Nugent ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Liming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Activity Recognition ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Intention Recognition

scholarly journals Older Adults’ Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Physical Information and Communication Technology in the Era of Ambient Assisted Living: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Latikka ◽  
Rosana Rubio-Hernández ◽  
Elena Simona Lohan ◽  
Juho Rantala ◽  
Fernando Nieto Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Information And Communication

BACKGROUND Loneliness and social isolation can have severe effects on human health and well-being. Partial solutions to combat these circumstances in demographically aging societies have been sought from the field of information and communication technology (ICT). OBJECTIVE This systematic literature review investigates the research conducted on older adults’ loneliness and social isolation, and physical ICTs, namely robots, wearables, and smart homes, in the era of ambient assisted living (AAL). The aim is to gain insight into how technology can help overcome loneliness and social isolation other than by fostering social communication with people and what the main open-ended challenges according to the reviewed studies are. METHODS The data were collected from 7 bibliographic databases. A preliminary search resulted in 1271 entries that were screened based on predefined inclusion criteria. The characteristics of the selected studies were coded, and the results were summarized to answer our research questions. RESULTS The final data set consisted of 23 empirical studies. We found out that ICT solutions such as smart homes can help detect and predict loneliness and social isolation, and technologies such as robotic pets and some other social robots can help alleviate loneliness to some extent. The main open-ended challenges across studies relate to the need for more robust study samples and study designs. Further, the reviewed studies report technology- and topic-specific open-ended challenges. CONCLUSIONS Technology can help assess older adults’ loneliness and social isolation, and alleviate loneliness without direct interaction with other people. The results are highly relevant in the COVID-19 era, where various social restrictions have been introduced all over the world, and the amount of research literature in this regard has increased recently.

scholarly journals Semantic Smart Homes: Towards Knowledge Rich Assisted Living Environments

2009 ◽  
pp. 279-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Chen ◽  
Chris Nugent ◽  
Maurice Mulvenna ◽  
Dewar Finlay ◽  
Xin Hong
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Living Environments

scholarly journals A conceptual framework for designing Ambient assisted living services for individuals with disabilities in Uganda and South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kyazze ◽  
Janet Wesson ◽  
Kevin Naudé
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Interaction Techniques ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
User Friendly

Background: Individuals with disabilities experience difficulty in using various everyday technologies such as computers and smartphones.Objectives: To propose a conceptual framework that will lead to the development of practical and user friendly assistive technology.Method: A literature review of challenges faced by individuals with physical disabilities was carried out. Interviews with adults with physical disabilities in Kampala, Uganda, and Port Elizabeth, South Africa, identified three main challenges with regard to using technology: using a mobile phone, controlling an electronic environment and using a computer.Results: The challenges identified can be solved by taking into consideration the needs of individuals with disabilities. However, the design of new technologies and interaction techniques, such as natural hand gestures and voice, as input mechanisms has able-bodied individuals in mind. Individuals with disabilities are considered as an afterthought. The main reason for this is that individuals with a disability are a minority and hence it may not make economic sense for technology innovators to cater for their unique needs. A lack of practical guidelines on how to design for individuals with disabilities is another reason why designing for individuals with disabilities is often an afterthought.Conclusion: This article proposes a conceptual framework that can be used by researchers and technology designers in order to design products that could cater for the unique needs of individuals with disabilities. The article also emphasises the importance of exploring alternative interaction techniques, as they could enable individuals with disabilities to fully utilise technologies such as smart phones, computers and smart home electronics.

Building and Exchanging Competence Interdisciplinarily

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rasche ◽  
Sabine Theis ◽  
Christina Bröhl ◽  
Matthias Wille ◽  
Christopher M. Schlick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Design Pattern ◽  
First Language ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Pattern Language ◽  
Pattern Languages ◽  
Information And Communication

Design pattern languages are already used extensively in architecture and computer science. In 2009 we first proposed the idea of a design pattern language for the health sector and in particular the Ambient Assisted Living sector. Based on the first language, we now present a new design pattern language focusing on “mobile information and communication technology for elderly”. Addressing the increasing importance of healthcare ICT, especially for older users, the next logical step was to build upon the experience from the development of a language for “ambient assisted living”. The pattern language is proposed as a mediator to build and exchange competence interdisciplinary. Therefore, this paper introduces the idea of design pattern languages as well as the newly developed language. Furthermore, best practices in developing and applying design pattern languages are presented to enable the reader to use this as a method to exchange research results and ideas between disciplines and in laymen’s terms, even with novices of the research topic.

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