Medication management support for vision impaired elderly: Scenarios and technological possibilities

Author

Isomursu, Minna ; Ervasti, Mari ; Törmänen, Vili

Author_Institution

VTT Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2009

fDate

24-27 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper describes scenarios and discusses technological possibilities for implementing a mobile application to support medication management of elderly vision impaired people. The scenarios have been defined in workshops and discussions between technology providers, elderly care personnel, representatives of associations for blind, and pharmacy professionals complemented with observation of vision impaired elderly. Technological discussion evaluates the possibilities for implementing a medication support application with near-field communication (NFC) technology. The goal is to develop a mobile application concept that allows vision impaired elderly to manage their daily medication autonomously.

Keywords

biomedical communication; handicapped aids; health care; mobile communication; patient care; vision defects; blind; elderly care personnel; elderly vision impaired people; medication management support; mobile application; near-field communication technology; pharmacy professionals; Aging; Communications technology; Drugs; Medical tests; Mobile communication; Packaging; Paper technology; Performance evaluation; Senior citizens; Technology management; ambient assisted living; medication adherence; near-field communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, 2009. ISABEL 2009. 2nd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Bratislava

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4640-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4641-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISABEL.2009.5373683

Filename

5373683