Title :
Adaptive notification framework for smart nursing home
Author :
Betgé-Brezetz, S. ; Dupont, M.P. ; Ghorbel, M. ; Kamga, G.B. ; Piekarec, S.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
Abstract :
This paper presents an adaptive notification framework which allows to optimally deliver and handle multimedia requests and alerts in a nursing home. This framework is operated with various applications (e.g., health alert, medicine reminder, and activity proposition) and has been evaluated with different real end-users (elderly resident and medical staff) in a pilot site. Results of these evaluations are presented and highlight the added value of the framework technology to enhance the quality of life of elderly people as well as the efficiency of the medical staff.
Keywords :
geriatrics; health care; home automation; multimedia communication; patient care; telemedicine; activity proposition; adaptive notification framework; elderly people quality of life; elderly resident; health alert; medical staff efficiency; medicine reminder; multimedia; real end-users; smart nursing home; Aged; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Equipment Design; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Multimedia; Nursing Homes; Pilot Projects;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334750