ISA: An Integrated Environment for the Digital Inclusion of Elderly People

Bernhard Kohn, Klaus Dittrich, Carmina Coronel, Martin Litzenberger, Birgit Unger-Hrdlicka, Karoline Reither

2022

Abstract

Elderly people are increasingly discouraged from using mobile digital devices due to the large number of applications. In this paper, we present ISA, an integrated system that is intended to simplify the inclusion of older people in the digital world, by a joint organisation of a digital calendar by care organisation, cared for person and informal carer. On a tablet computer daily routine such as home care, taking medication, but also appointments, meetings with friends or relatives can be easily managed by an integrated calendar. In addition, functions such as video telephony and photo albums are offered for better social interaction with friends and relatives. A pilot operation was carried out to check whether the system would be helpful in daily activities or in reducing the burden of informal carers. 12 pairs of participants, each consisting of the person to be cared for and the informal carer, were recruited for a study. They filled out questionnaires on activities of daily life and the caregiver burden before and after the test. Evaluation of the questionnaires showed no significant change of status regarding the activities of daily living or the caregiver burden.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kohn B., Dittrich K., Coronel C., Litzenberger M., Unger-Hrdlicka B. and Reither K. (2022). ISA: An Integrated Environment for the Digital Inclusion of Elderly People. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-566-1, pages 344-350. DOI: 10.5220/0011137300003188

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe22,
author={Bernhard Kohn and Klaus Dittrich and Carmina Coronel and Martin Litzenberger and Birgit Unger-Hrdlicka and Karoline Reither},
title={ISA: An Integrated Environment for the Digital Inclusion of Elderly People},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2022},
pages={344-350},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011137300003188},
isbn={978-989-758-566-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - ISA: An Integrated Environment for the Digital Inclusion of Elderly People
SN - 978-989-758-566-1
AU - Kohn B.
AU - Dittrich K.
AU - Coronel C.
AU - Litzenberger M.
AU - Unger-Hrdlicka B.
AU - Reither K.
PY - 2022
SP - 344
EP - 350
DO - 10.5220/0011137300003188