14 research outputs found
Robot de asistencia social como herramienta eficaz en el cuidado de personas mayores con demencia. RevisiĂłn sistemĂĄtica
Background: The current process of population ageing is provoking a dramatic increase in the prevalence of Alzheimer s disease and other dementias.Sociallyassistiverobots may help patients both physicallyand socially. Theyare platforms with audio,visual, movementand intervention capacities which contributeto improve usersâ dailyactivities,enhancing theirattention span as well as their feelings of personal autonomy and well-being. At the same time, they mitigate caregiversâ excessive burden and stress.Objetive: To get to know the intervention of socially assistive robots in the care of the elderly suffering from dementia, the support they may provide to their caregivers and their contribution to our health system. Methods: A systematicrevision has been carried out through thesearch of different databases, looking forarticles published in English along the last decade and including different investigation designs in which socially assistive robots are related to the care of elderly with dementia. Results: Out of 160 articles, only 12 related socially assistive robots to thecare ofelderly with dementia; and 8 of them were clinical trials showing positive results in the use of robotics, improving patients stimuli, communication, state of mind and caring conditions. The socially assistive robot tested more in depth was Paro. Elderly people accept the use of robotics in their caring, although it s caregivers who really see socially assistive robots as an effective tool for elderly care. Conclusion: Many possitive results were found in favor of using socially assistive robots in the caring of patients with dementia. However, itâs difficult to applytheseresultsto the general population since differentstudies measureresults using differentscales and applying different qualitative values, all of which result in subjectivity.Antecedentes: El auge del envejecimiento demogrĂĄfico estĂĄ aumentando drĂĄsticamente la prevalencia de la enfermedad del Alzheimer y otras demencias. Los robots de asistencia social pueden ayudar a las personas fĂsicamente y/o socialmente. Son plataformas con capacidades de audio, visuales, movimiento e intervenciones que contribuyen a mejorar la calidad del usuario en las actividades diarias, mejorando su atenciĂłn, ademĂĄs de fomentar los sentimientos de independencia y bienestar. Disminuyen en el cuidador la sobrecarga y el estrĂ©s.Objetivo: Conocer la intervenciĂłn de los robots de asistencia social en el cuidado de los ancianos con demencia, el apoyo que pueden ofrecer a sus cuidadores y la aportaciĂłn al ĂĄmbito sanitario. Material y mĂ©todo: Se ha llevado a cabo una revisiĂłn sistemĂĄtica, localizando en diferentes bases de datos artĂculos publicados en los Ășltimos diez años en lengua inglesa, incluyendo diferentes diseños de investigaciĂłn en los que se relacionaran los robots de asistencia social y el cuidado de ancianos con demencia. Resultados: Se encontraron 160 artĂculos, sĂłlo 12 relacionaban los robots deasistencia social con el cuidado de ancianos con demencia. De los cuales, 6 eran ensayos clĂnicos con resultados positivos en cuanto a la utilizaciĂłn de la robĂłtica, mejorando los estĂmulos, comunicaciĂłn, estado de ĂĄnimo del paciente y su cuidado. El robot de asistencia social mĂĄs investigado fue Paro. Las personas mayores admiten el uso de la robĂłtica en su cuidado, sin embargo, son los cuidadores principales quienes ven al robot de asistencia social como herramienta eficaz en el cuidado de las personas mayores. ConclusiĂłn: Se encontraron muchos resultados positivos para el uso de robots de asistencia social en pacientes con demencia. Es difĂcil extrapolar el uso de estos dispositivos a la poblaciĂłn general, debido a que los estudios miden sus resultados con diferentes escalas, dando valores cualitativos diferentes y mostrando subjetividad
Augmented reality and older adults:A comparison of prompting types
Older adults can benefit from technologies that help them to complete everyday tasks. However, they are an often-under-represented population in augmented reality (AR) research. We present the results of a study in which people aged 50 years or older were asked to perform actions by interpreting visual AR prompts in a lab setting. Our results show that users were less successful at completing actions when using ARROWand HIGHLIGHT augmentations than when using ghosted OBJECT or GHOSTHAND augmentations. We found that user confidence in performing actions varied according to action and augmentation type. Users preferred combined AUDIO+TEXT prompts (our control condition) overall, but the GHOSTHAND was the most preferred visual prompt. We discuss reasons for these differences and provide insight for developers of AR content for older adults. Ourwork provides the first comparative study of AR with older adults in a non-industrial context.</p
Augmented reality and older adults:A comparison of prompting types
Older adults can benefit from technologies that help them to complete everyday tasks. However, they are an often-under-represented population in augmented reality (AR) research. We present the results of a study in which people aged 50 years or older were asked to perform actions by interpreting visual AR prompts in a lab setting. Our results show that users were less successful at completing actions when using ARROWand HIGHLIGHT augmentations than when using ghosted OBJECT or GHOSTHAND augmentations. We found that user confidence in performing actions varied according to action and augmentation type. Users preferred combined AUDIO+TEXT prompts (our control condition) overall, but the GHOSTHAND was the most preferred visual prompt. We discuss reasons for these differences and provide insight for developers of AR content for older adults. Ourwork provides the first comparative study of AR with older adults in a non-industrial context.</p
Review of technologyâsupported multimodal solutions for people with dementia
Funding Information: This research was partially funded by FAITH project (H2020?SC1?DTH?2019?875358), CARELINK project (AAL?CALL?2016?049), and Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia through the program UIDB/00066/2020 (CTS?Center of Technology and Systems).Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge the European Commission for its support and partial funding; the partners of the research project FAITH project (H2020?SC1?DTH?2019?875358); and CARELINK, AAL?CALL?2016?049 funded by AAL JP and co?funded by the European Commission and National Funding Authorities of Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, and Switzerland. Partial support also comes from Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia through the program UIDB/00066/2020 (CTS?Center of Technology and Systems). Funding Information: Acknowledgments: The authors acknowledge the European Commission for its support and partial funding; the partners of the research project FAITH project (H2020âSC1âDTHâ2019â875358); and CARELINK, AALâCALLâ2016â049 funded by AAL JP and coâfunded by the European Commission and National Funding Authorities of Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, and Switzerland. Partial support also comes from Fundação para a CiĂȘncia e Tecnologia through the program UIDB/00066/2020 (CTSâCenter of Technology and Systems). Funding Information: Funding: This research was partially funded by FAITH project (H2020âSC1âDTHâ2019â875358), CARELINK project (AALâCALLâ2016â049), and Fundação para a CiĂȘncia e Tecnologia through the program UIDB/00066/2020 (CTSâCenter of Technology and Systems). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.The number of people living with dementia in the world is rising at an unprecedented rate, and no country will be spared. Furthermore, neither decisive treatment nor effective medicines have yet become effective. One potential alternative to this emerging challenge is utilizing supportive technologies and services that not only assist people with dementia to do their daily activities safely and independently, but also reduce the overwhelming pressure on their caregivers. Thus, for this study, a systematic literature review is conducted in an attempt to gain an overview of the latest findings in this field of study and to address some commercially available supportive technologies and services that have potential application for people living with dementia. To this end, 30 potential supportive technologies and 15 active supportive services are identified from the literature and related websites. The technologies and services are classified into different classes and subclasses (according to their functionalities, capabilities, and features) aiming to facilitate their understanding and evaluation. The results of this work are aimed as a base for designing, integrating, developing, adapting, and customizing potential multimodal solutions for the specific needs of vulnerable people of our societies, such as those who suffer from different degrees of dementia.publishersversionpublishe
Méthode hybride de reconnaissance d'activités pour les habitats intelligents
Le vieillissement de la population nord-amĂ©ricaine est un problĂšme auquel il faudra faire face dans les prochaines annĂ©es. LâespĂ©rance de vie des ĂȘtres humains ne cesse dâaugmenter et bien que cela soit une bonne nouvelle, cette situation comporte de nombreux dĂ©fis auxquels nous devrons trouver des solutions prochainement. Les personnes ĂągĂ©es en perte dâautonomie ont besoin d'aide quotidiennement et les ressources humaines disponibles ne seront certainement pas suffisantes. Pour remĂ©dier Ă la situation, les habitats intelligents sont certainement lâune des solutions les plus viables et prometteuses. Depuis quelques annĂ©es, nombreuses sont les Ă©quipes de chercheurs Ă travers le monde qui travaillent Ă dĂ©velopper ce type de rĂ©sidence.
Principalement, les habitats permettraient dâapporter l'aide nĂ©cessaire aux personnes ĂągĂ©es afin quâils puissent continuer Ă vivre en toute sĂ©curitĂ© et de façon autonome. Pour ce faire, les habitats sont habituellement munis de nombreux capteurs et effecteurs. PrĂ©cisĂ©ment, les capteurs permettent de recueillir des informations sur lâenvironnement et les effecteurs permettent dâinteragir avec le rĂ©sident. Cependant, afin dâĂȘtre en mesure dâaider les rĂ©sidents, les informations reçues doivent ĂȘtre traitĂ©es par des systĂšmes intelligents. Ces systĂšmes complexes tentent de comprendre et reconnaĂźtre les activitĂ©s. Bien que les informaticiens puissent exploiter les algorithmes de reconnaissance existants, le contexte comporte son lot de dĂ©fis. Le traitement de lâinformation doit se faire en temps rĂ©el et avec des capteurs non intrusifs. Sans compter lâincertitude dans la prise de connaissance qui est omniprĂ©sente et la variĂ©tĂ© des activitĂ©s possibles qui est lâun des principaux problĂšmes auxquels les chercheurs font face. Dâailleurs, Ă ce sujet, les chercheurs sâentendent pour dire que lâutilisation dâun seul type de capteur pour reconnaĂźtre l'ensemble des activitĂ©s est loin dâĂȘtre suffisante. Des systĂšmes polyvalents qui utilisent plusieurs agents sont sans contredit nĂ©cessaires afin de pallier cette problĂ©matique.
Afin de trouver des solutions viables, ce mĂ©moire propose dâĂ©valuer et de formaliser un nouveau systĂšme qui permet de reconnaĂźtre un grand Ă©ventail dâactivitĂ©s par sa robustesse et sa diversitĂ©. Le nouveau systĂšme hybride de reconnaissance dâactivitĂ©s utilise Ă la fois les informations traitĂ©es dâun systĂšme de localisation par radiofrĂ©quence et dâun systĂšme dâanalyse de signatures Ă©lectriques. Par consĂ©quent, la contribution thĂ©orique de ce mĂ©moire est de proposer un systĂšme hybride utilisant des donnĂ©es hĂ©tĂ©rogĂšnes. Enfin, la contribution pratique et expĂ©rimentale de ce mĂ©moire consiste en lâimplĂ©mentation du modĂšle dans un laboratoire Ă la fine pointe de la technologie. Afin de valider la nouvelle approche, les rĂ©sultats obtenus seront comparĂ©s avec ceux des autres approches connues
Ătude exploratoire sur lâattitude et les habitudes dâutilisation Ă lâĂ©gard de la technologie, par les personnes atteintes de la maladie dâAlzheimer, leurs proches aidants et les intervenants travaillant auprĂšs dâeux
Cette Ă©tude Ă devis qualitatif avait pour objectif de mieux connaĂźtre les attitudes, perceptions et comportements de trois populations distinctes, soit les personnes atteintes de la maladie dâAlzheimer (MA), les proches aidants et les intervenants, concernant la technologie, dont le terme a fait rĂ©fĂ©rence, tout au long de cette Ă©tude, Ă lâensemble des appareils et dispositifs dĂ©veloppĂ©s et utilisĂ©s dans le cadre des technologies de lâinformation et de la communication (TIC) et des technologies dâassistance (TA). Vingt-cinq participants (9 personnes atteintes de MA, 8 proches aidants et 8 intervenants) ont Ă©tĂ© rencontrĂ©s lors dâentrevues individuelles semi-dirigĂ©es menĂ©es Ă lâaide de versions modifiĂ©es du canevas dâentrevue dĂ©veloppĂ© par Lussier- Desrochers et al. (2009). AprĂšs avoir Ă©tĂ© transcrites au format Ă©lectronique, les entrevues ont Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©es selon une procĂ©dure dâanalyse de contenu inductive. Les rĂ©sultats ont montrĂ© que les proches aidants et les intervenants avaient une attitude principalement favorable envers la technologie, contrairement aux personnes atteintes de MA, dont lâattitude Ă©tait principalement dĂ©favorable. Les rĂ©sultats ont Ă©galement montrĂ© que les intervenants Ă©taient peu familiers avec les technologies, que les personnes atteintes de la MA ne les utilisaient pas ou moins depuis le dĂ©but de la maladie et que la majoritĂ© des proches aidants, eux, les utilisait. CâĂ©tait dâailleurs en premier lieu pour entrer en relation et se divertir que les participants qui utilisaient les technologies le faisaient. Ces rĂ©sultats permettent de dĂ©gager des recommandations pour le dĂ©veloppement de technologies adaptĂ©es aux profils des groupes Ă lâĂ©tude. Ils orientent Ă©galement vers lâhypothĂšse selon laquelle les personnes atteintes de la MA et les proches aidants prĂ©senteraient des similitudes avec les personnes ĂągĂ©es en gĂ©nĂ©ral, quant Ă leur attitude et aux raisons qui sous-tendent leurs façons dâutiliser la technologie. Si cette hypothĂšse sâavĂ©rait, les chercheurs en domotique pourraient utiliser les donnĂ©es recueillies sur la relation entre les personnes ĂągĂ©es et les technologies pour orienter le dĂ©veloppement de dispositifs adaptĂ©s aux besoins spĂ©cifiques des personnes atteintes de MA et de leur entourage. Lâapprofondissement de ce thĂšme de recherche est donc souhaitable