Digital art and quality living for elderly people and terminal cancer patients
Journal
1st International Conference on Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Technology, Wireless VITAE 2009
Pages
59-62
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Su, Y.-H.
Su, M.-J.
Chen, Y.-T.
Zhang, H.-W.
Chen, R.
Lai, S.
Lin, Y.-S.
Chen, S.-J.
Chen, H.-S.
Abstract
In order to counter the barriers of care for Mobility-impaired person, like ageing citizens and terminal cancer patient, we plan a platform, u-Care system that integrates wireless telecommunication, sensor network, and information technology to take care of the mobility impaired person, elderly and terminal cancer patient. Through the u-Care system, the digital art contents were streaming through broadband Internet and play onsite via a Babybot, which is a telecare device at remote site. It offers a new path of art therapy for senior citizen and terminal cancer patients, being inconvenience to visit art gallery. Moreover, the system also provides the vital sign monitor and video conference to communicate with physicians, patients and patient's families. It will improve the quality of life and healthcare and reduce the medicine resource on the care of elderly and terminal cancer patients. User requirement and awareness survey will be performed on subjects of having chronic diseases elderly and being terminal cancer patients of Hospice of National Taiwan University Hospital(NTUH) along with preliminary evaluation the effectiveness of the digital art therapy at the Angel Art Gallery and Long-term care center and Hospice of NTUH, senior apartments, and art classrooms in Taiwan. ? 2009 IEEE.
SDGs
Other Subjects
Art gallery; Broadband Internet; Cancer patients; Chronic disease; Digital art; Elderly people; Long term care; Mobility-impaired person; National Taiwan University; Quality of life; Remote sites; Senior citizens; Telecare; User requirements; Video conference; Vital sign; Wireless telecommunications; Electronics engineering; Information theory; Occupational therapy; Sensor networks; Technology; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless telecommunication systems; Arts computing
Type
conference paper