title: Emotive computing may have a role in telecare.
abstract: This brief paper sets out arguments for the introduction of new technologies into telecare and lifestyle monitoring that can detect and monitor the emotive state of patients. The significantly increased use of computers by older people will enable the elements of emotive computing to be integrated with features such as keyboards and webcams, to provide additional information on emotional state. When this is combined with other data, there will be significant opportunities for system enhancement and the identification of changes in user status, and hence of need. The ubiquity of home computing makes the keyboard a very attractive, economic and non-intrusive means of data collection and analysis.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing and Engineering Systems, University of Abertay Dundee, Bell Street, Dundee, UK l.ball@abertay.ac.uk
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brownsell
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D013060:Speech; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*