MedHelp: enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence
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MedHelp: enhancing medication compliance for demented elderly people with wearable visual intelligence
Dementia results in much stress in senior citizens and and immensely affects their quality of life. It also incurs huge financial and emotional burdens to their family members. Personal information assistance may alleviate such a problem by enhancing the sufferers’ ability to perceive the environment, understand their personal status, and make judgments and decisions. Leveraging on visual intel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Phone Apps and Mobile Devices
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2364-4958
DOI: 10.1186/s41070-016-0006-5