Evaluation of an Accessible Home Control and Telecare System
نویسندگان
چکیده
The article presents part of the research carried out within a project aimed at procuring interaction of people with disabilities and elderly with their environment through the use of information and communication technologies. We present methodological aspects related to participation models, user experience, technology acceptance and peer training. Technology was designed to test the effectiveness of systems and interfaces developed. Evaluation was conducted in an automation environment with older people as users.
منابع مشابه
Designing home telecare: a case study in monitoring cystic fibrosis.
The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using home telecare for monitoring cystic fibrosis (CF). Five adolescents were asked to use a home telecare system during a routine hospital visit over one week. Frequency of use was measured from computer logs. Unacceptable measurements were identified by visual inspection. User impressions of home telecare and appropriateness o...
متن کاملSensor-enhanced health information system architectures for home and telecare: concept and prototype
Demographic trends towards an aging society motivate the search for alternative health care paradigms. Information technology driven home-care and telecare are popular concepts, and a lot of projects resulted in corresponding systems. Thus the question arises what implications for health information system (HIS) architectures emerge and how sensor technology as a core technology for home and te...
متن کاملSpecial Collection: Technology for Supporting Older People at Home Telecare – where, when, why and for whom does it work? A realist evaluation of a Norwegian project
Introduction: Evaluations of telecare demonstrate disparate results, which are of little help for understanding what the users need from further policy and development. This study aims to provide a more nuanced approach to telecare
متن کاملFactors influencing the adoption of home telecare by elderly or chronically ill people: a national survey.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The primary aim is to provide insight into client characteristics and characteristics of home telecare contacts, which may influence the adoption of home telecare. Secondary aim is to examine the applicability of four perceived attributes in Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory, which may influence the adoption: relative advantage, compatibility, complexity and observabil...
متن کاملTelemedicine in emergency home care--the 'Shahal' experience.
Shahal serves over 40,000 cardiac, pulmonary and blood pressure subscribers. The system combines emergency home care and telemedicine in a patient-initiated system geared towards the prevention of cardiac and pulmonary complications. About 150,000 calls are received per year. The median time from onset of symptoms to a call for help is 44 min. It is a unique system which has been shown to facil...
متن کامل