Abstract
The lifespan of older people is growing together with their proportion in the population growth in the older population. This leads to an increasing need for support services for older adults who will inevitably experience a significant decrease in their cognitive capabilities and mental health conditions. Cognitive functions, including memory, attention, sleeping, problem-solving activities, or speed processing, are playing a crucial role in everyone’s independent daily life. Technologies can help maintain their independence and improve quality of life, reducing the care costs. In this regard, Smart home applications (SMAs) offer a solution to the complex needs of older adults and their families, monitoring physiological and functional issues, as well as aiding in emergency detection and response. This chapter provides an overview of current applications reported in the scientific literature, identifies the frameworks proposed for designing these types of applications, and defines evidence-based recommendations for designing SMAs for cognitive health of older adults.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Smart Home Technologies and Services for Geriatric Rehabilitation |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 123-140 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-32-385173-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-32-385192-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-careOtherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.
Keywords
- acceptability
- accessibility
- cognitive health
- older adults
- privacy
- Smart home application
- usability
