title: Platform for frail elderly people supporting information and communication.
abstract: There is a growing need for technology to support the frail elderly living independently in home situations. Several telecommunication systems already exist. These systems are developed mainly from the perspective of healthcare professionals and focus on efficient delivery of healthcare services. They hardly meet the specific needs of the frail elderly. In this project a platform with specific needs of the frail elderly people has been designed, running on standard PCs. This system supports living independently, social participation, wellbeing, and asking for care services. The platform was evaluated and subjects assess the system as user friendly, and supportive for their independence and self-reliance. They recommend it to other users.
authors: Research Centre Technology in Health Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
authors: Yan Ping
authors: YP
authors: Man
authors: Research Centre Technology in Health Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
authors: Ger
authors: G
authors: Cremers
authors: Research Centre Technology in Health Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
authors: Marieke
authors: M
authors: Spreeuwenberg
authors: Research Centre Technology in Health Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
authors: Luc
authors: L
authors: de Witte
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012984:Software