title: A mobile phone-based Communication Support System for elderly persons.
abstract: A mobile phone-based communication support system has been developed for assisting elderly people to communicate by mobile phone. The system consists of a low power mobile phone (PHS phone) having a large liquid crystal screen. When an elderly person telephones, they then choose a communication person from registered support personnel pictures displayed on the liquid crystal screen. The PHS phone dials that person automatically. The elderly person can therefore easily recognize and verify the person. The newly-developed communication support system assists a significant percentage of elderly people with poor eyesight and memory, which frequently cause communication problems, such as dialing a wrong number.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Hiroshima, Japan. ogawa@cc.it-hiroshima.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidekuni
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: W Morton
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D040421:Cell Phone; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D015354:Vision, Low