title: AAL@MEO: Interactive Digital-TV to Support Home Care.
abstract: This paper presents the evaluation of the AAL@MEO, an application to aggregate technological solutions supporting home care. This application is intended to be integrated in the MEO service, which is a Portuguese commercial service of Internet Protocol TV. The use of a TV set at home as the central interaction and communication system is advantageous for elderly users that do not have a close relationship with technological advances but are used to control their TV set. The results of the evaluation of the AAL@MEO show that elderly users are willing for new services and have a milder rejection towards the interaction with the TV set. However, the interaction mechanisms based on a remote control with multiple functions need further developments.
authors: PT Inovação.
authors: Vitor Simões
authors: VS
authors: Ribeiro
authors: Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA).
authors: Ana Isabel
authors: AI
authors: Martins
authors: Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA).
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Queirós
authors: Health Sciences School of the University of Aveiro.
authors: Anabela G
authors: AG
authors: Silva
authors: Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA).
authors: Nelson Pacheco
authors: NP
authors: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000075082:Proof of Concept Study; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television; D014584:User-Computer Interface