Pervasive mobile application to assist elderly people with cognitive impairment

Advances in mobile devices and the promise of pervasive/ubiquitous computing have given rise to a vast range of new applications for health care and patient´s monitoring. These technologies support the daily life control in patients with some kind disability. This paper presents a pervasive and ubiquitous mobile application for supporting nonpharmacological interventions in aging people suffering diseases that cause cognitive impairment. The main objective of the system presented is supports to the caregivers and health professionals that direct nonpharmacological therapies in patients with early and moderate Alzheimer diseases.