Towards an Evidence-Based and Context-Aware Elderly Caring System Using Persuasive Engagement.
Journal
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Context Diversity - 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part III
Pages
240-249
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
Due to the rapid growth of the aging population, numerous countries have been attaching importance to establishing the well-being of the elderly. However, long-term healthcare is labor intensive. To alleviate the possible social costs associated with manpower and physical resources, we propose an evidence-based caring system which can inconspicuously and automatically monitor the health status of the elderly by continuously analyzing their real-life long-term living patterns deduced from activity recognition. In this way, caregivers can get hold of the behavior changes even the elderly is not under caregivers' supervision. Moreover, we adopt a persuasive policy to provide timely reminders and encourage the elderly to achieve a healthier life. In the primary stage, we do preliminary experiments in a nursing room. Based on the experiment, we conduct several interviews aiming to improve our system in the next phase. ? 2011 Springer-Verlag.
Other Subjects
Activity recognition; Aging population; Behavior change; Caring system; Context-Aware; elderly healthcare; Health status; Labor intensive; Living pattern; Persuasive technology; Physical resources; Rapid growth; Social cost; Behavioral research; Experiments; Health care; Human computer interaction; Knowledge management; Population statistics; Technology; Pattern recognition systems
Type
conference paper