A TV-based ICT Platform for Active Ageing, Tele-care and Social Networking
Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The modern society is dealing with a progressive increase of the elderly population. The development of \nservices for social inclusion and independent living is of paramount importance to enable the elderly to live \nin their homes autonomously as long as possible. Such a solution paves the way to a sustainable social and \neconomic model where older adults develop self-confidence and promote their participation to the community \nlife. This paper presents the hardware/software framework of a novel ICT system for active ageing support, \nwhich combines the potentialities of broadband internet services to the simplicity of TV use. User research in \nthree European countries allowed to define several important services (healthcare, home monitoring, shopping, \ncommunication and social inclusion) to be provided through the developed platform. Its modularity, supported \nby the App paradigm, enables easy customization and future developments.
Institutions: University of Cagliari, Smart Homes
Language: English
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2289371389