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Based on the demographic changes and the rapid increase of older population in Europe, major challenges are expected to rise, both in the economy as well as the society, whether the dominant care model for supporting elderly in living independently at home continues to rely on informal and formal caregivers’ assistance. To respond to the above challenges, assistive technologies are called to develop...
Demographically, the general tendency is the aging of population. The number of individuals over 65 years old increases, to the detriment of 15–24 years old people, and has relatively close values with 50–64 years old people. The purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of autonomy and independence in movement, and also the possibility to increase the quality of life for over 65 years'...
The development of new technologies, information systems, decision support systems and clinical parameters prediction algorithms using machine learning and data mining, opens a new outlook in many areas of health. In this context, the concept of Quality of Life (QOL) has relevance in health and the possibility of integrate this measure in developing systems Decision Support Clinic (SADC). Through...
This paper presents the findings of a literature review that explored the impact of assistive technologies (AT) on quality of life (QOL) for people with dementia. Of the 799 identified papers only 18 studies met the eligibility criteria. The review concludes that few empirical studies involve people with dementia using AT. There is a clear indication that people with mild to moderate dementia are...
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