title: CAALYX: a new generation of location-based services in healthcare.
abstract: Recent advances in mobile positioning systems and telecommunications are providing the technology needed for the development of location-aware tele-care applications. This paper introduces CAALYX--Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment, an EU-funded project that aims at increasing older people's autonomy and self-confidence by developing a wearable light device capable of measuring specific vital signs of the elderly, detecting falls and location, and communicating automatically in real-time with his/her care provider in case of an emergency, wherever the older person happens to be, at home or outside.
authors.forename: Maged N Kamel
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Boulos
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Manuel Escriche
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feld
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tchoudovski
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braecklein
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Gearóid O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Laighin
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sdogati
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cesaroni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antomarini
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jobes
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinirons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*