Title :
Embedded assessment of aging adults: A concept validation with stakeholders
Author :
Lee, Matthew L. ; Dey, Anind K.
Author_Institution :
Human-Comput. Interaction Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Sensing systems embedded in the homes of elders have the potential to monitor individuals for early signs of functional and cognitive decline. However, it is not clear how the data collected from these embedded assessment systems can be useful for elders to support awareness and for their doctors to make better diagnoses. We conduct a concept validation of embedded assessment sensing concepts with elders, family caregivers, and clinicians. We describe their reactions to the sensing concepts, their different information needs, how they would use the information, and what limits its usefulness and provide recommendations for designers of embedded assessment systems.
Keywords :
embedded systems; medical information systems; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; embedded assessment sensing; embedded assessment systems; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; Accidents; Aging; Alzheimer´s disease; Biomedical monitoring; Condition monitoring; Decision making; Instruments; Medical diagnostic imaging; Performance evaluation; Telephony; Embedded assessment; concept validation; elders; functional abilities; information needs; sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2010 4th International Conference on-NO PERMISSIONS
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-963-9799-89-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-963-9799-89-9
DOI :
10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8849
