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Evaluation of a Mobile Home Care Platform

Lessons Learned and Practical Guidelines

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As the population of the industrialized world is aging, the field that deals with seniors’ adoption of technology has gained ground in the scientific community. Recent advances in technology have allowed the development of sophisticated telecare systems that support the independent living of seniors, with communication, remote health monitoring and emergency response services. However, usability issues often prevent elderly people from enjoying the benefits of modern technology, despite the amount of research to understand their needs in system design. In this work, we have performed a usability assessment of the “BioAssist” system, which is an integrated home care platform that incorporates both communication and health monitoring features. A comparative evaluation with the “iTriage” application, followed by a series of interviews and qualitative analysis have provided us with valuable insights and guidelines for designing home care systems for seniors.

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  1. Bioassist S.A., Patras, Greece

    Christos Panagopoulos

  2. University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

    Eirini Kalatha & Ilias Maglogiannis

  3. National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Panayiotis Tsanakas

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  2. Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

    Achilles Kameas

  3. Institute of Thessaloniki, Alexander Technological Educational, Sindos, Greece

    Periklis Chatzimisios

  4. Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece

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Panagopoulos, C., Kalatha, E., Tsanakas, P., Maglogiannis, I. (2015). Evaluation of a Mobile Home Care Platform. In: De Ruyter, B., Kameas, A., Chatzimisios, P., Mavrommati, I. (eds) Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9425. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26005-1_22

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