In this research project a module based Ambient Assisted Living solution will be provided to elderly living in assisted living homes. Those products and services seek to impact quality of life of the elderly and have positive effects on their environment.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
38
The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs: tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria
Changes of quality of life and subjective health
multidimensional outcome assessment of quality of life: Quality of life is assessed by the questionnaires of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD) as well as with semi-structured qualitative interviews. Subjective health is assessed by EQ-5D VAS of the Euroqol-Organization.
Time frame: 4 and 1 months before intervention. 1, 4 and 12 months after intervention
Changes in technology acceptance and usability
qualitative evaluation according to the technology acceptance model (TAM) and usability questionnaire
Time frame: 1, 12 and 18 months after intervention
Impact and changes on socio-economic parameters
user-questionnaire with socio-economic and socio-demographic parameters: (gender, income, housing conditions, level of education, level of social support, working experience, medicine intake, chronic diseases, frequency of falls, health threatening events). Semi-structured qualitative interviews using the delphi method will be conducted.
Time frame: 4 months before intervention. 4 and 12 months after intervention
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