Due to the pressure applied on the health care system, the majority of hospitalized elderly people are quickly discharged home and the care needed is provided by home care services [1] . An acute confusional state (delirium), which is linked to high percentages of morbidity and mortality, is likely to develop amongst this fragile population [2] . This syndrome, at the crossroads of numerous pat...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our everyday lives and behaviors. New effects, such as being afraid of leaving one’s home, have been reported, people had to adapt their daily cope with social distancing guidelines. This study surveyed 115 young adults ages mostly between 18 24 explore personal perceptions about this pandemic, adaptations made, feelings in response pandemic. Results showed a p...

While the smart home domain has become a major field of application of ICT to improve support and wellness of people in loss of autonomy, speech technology in smart home has, comparatively to other ICTs, received limited attention. This paper presents the SWEET-HOME project whose aim is to make it possible for frail persons to control their domestic environment through voice interfaces. Several...

Extant research suggests that self-distancing facilitates adaptive self-reflection of negative emotional experiences. However, this work operationalizes adaptive self-reflection in terms of a reduction in the intensity of negative emotion, ignoring other important aspects of emotional experience such as emotion duration. Moreover, prior research has predominantly focused on how self-distancing ...