Authors:
Daniela Loi
;
Silvia Macis
;
Danilo Pani
;
Andrea Ulgheri
;
Romina Lecis
;
Marco Guicciardi
;
Mauro Murgia
and
Luigi Raffo
Affiliation:
University of Cagliari, Italy
Keyword(s):
Assistive Technology, Active Aging, Patient Activation, Self-management.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Development of Assistive Technology
;
Evaluation and Use of Healthcare IT
;
Health Information Systems
;
ICT, Ageing and Disability
Abstract:
Nowadays, special emphasis is being focused on involving people on their own health and care. The use of
digital technologies in the home-care management process is increasingly contributing to the maintenance of
quality of life and preservation of functional independence in older adults. There is a huge number of available
m-health applications for self-tracking health parameters, but the majority of them are inconsistent with the
needs of older adults who do not currently use technologies such as computers, smartphones or tablets. The
aim of this work is to present a pilot study, which included 19 older adults, that was conducted to objectively
measure the effect of a TV-based assistive system on the improvement of older adults’ activation levels about
self-management of health. The correlation with the usage of specific digital services provided by the system
was also investigated. The results reveal how the impact is limited by the aspecific nature of the intervention
wi
th respect to the participants’ health condition. At the same time, they are encouraging and indicate that
there is the potential for the system to impact on older people’ self-management skills.
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