Title :
A service-oriented system integration framework for community-based independent living spaces
Author :
Shen, Weiming ; Xue, Yunjiao ; Hao, Qi ; Xue, Henry ; Yang, Fujun
Author_Institution :
Centre for Comput.-assisted Constr. Technol., Nat. Res. Council, London, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Budget constraints, technological advances, and a growing elderly population are calling for major reforms in healthcare systems. The publicly managed and community-based independent living service provided for the elderly outside hospitals or long-term care institutions is a trend all over the world so that the healthcare systems would be sustainable in the future. We have started a long term initiative to integrate and develop innovative ICT solutions and construction technologies to provide quality and yet affordable supports for seniors to live safely and independently at their own homes. This paper presents some preliminary results on the development of a service-oriented system integration framework for community-based independent living spaces.
Keywords :
geriatrics; health care; human computer interaction; service-oriented architecture; budget constraints; community-based independent living spaces; growing elderly population; healthcare systems; long-term care institutions; service-oriented system integration framework; technological advances; Biomedical monitoring; Decision making; Monitoring; Senior citizens; Smart homes; Temperature sensors; agents; elderly care; independent living space; service-oriented computing; wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0652-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2011.6083993
