Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks
While elderly people perform their daily indoor activities, they are subjected to several risks. To improve the quality of life of elderly people and promote healthy aging and independent living, elderly people need to be provided with an assistive technology platform to rely on during their activit...
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| author | Rami Yared Bessam Abdulrazak |
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| description | While elderly people perform their daily indoor activities, they are subjected to several risks. To improve the quality of life of elderly people and promote healthy aging and independent living, elderly people need to be provided with an assistive technology platform to rely on during their activities. We reviewed the literature and identified the major indoor risks addressed by assistive technology that elderly people face during their indoor activities. In this paper, we identify these risks as: fall, wrong self-medication management, fire, burns, intoxication by gas/smoke, and the risk of inactivity. In addition, we discuss the existing assistive technology systems and classify the risk detection algorithms, techniques and the basic system principles and interventions to enhance safety of elderly people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c53dfdf00ca2496b93ba5ecfda870fd52022-12-22T02:54:15ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2016-10-01542210.3390/computers5040022computers5040022Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor RisksRami Yared0Bessam Abdulrazak1Department of Computer Science, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, CanadaDepartment of Computer Science, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, CanadaWhile elderly people perform their daily indoor activities, they are subjected to several risks. To improve the quality of life of elderly people and promote healthy aging and independent living, elderly people need to be provided with an assistive technology platform to rely on during their activities. We reviewed the literature and identified the major indoor risks addressed by assistive technology that elderly people face during their indoor activities. In this paper, we identify these risks as: fall, wrong self-medication management, fire, burns, intoxication by gas/smoke, and the risk of inactivity. In addition, we discuss the existing assistive technology systems and classify the risk detection algorithms, techniques and the basic system principles and interventions to enhance safety of elderly people.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/5/4/22riskindoorassistive technologyelderly peoplefallself-medication managementfireburnintoxicationinactivity |
| spellingShingle | Rami Yared Bessam Abdulrazak Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks Computers risk indoor assistive technology elderly people fall self-medication management fire burn intoxication inactivity |
| title | Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks |
| title_full | Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks |
| title_fullStr | Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks |
| title_short | Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks |
| title_sort | ambient technology to assist elderly people in indoor risks |
| topic | risk indoor assistive technology elderly people fall self-medication management fire burn intoxication inactivity |
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