Ambient Technology to Support Elderly People in Outdoor Risk Situations
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Author |
Rami Yared, Hady Khaddaj Mallat and Bessam Abdulrazak |
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Published in |
Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, ICT4AWE 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science (book series), volume 578, 2015. |
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Abstract |
Elderly people are subjected to several safety issues while performing Activities of Daily Living. On the other hand, Assistive technology is a promising solution to enhance safety of elderly people, and consequently improve their quality of life and independent living. We present in this paper a review of the major risks affecting elderly people in outdoor environment and the related assistive technology. Keywords: Risk, M-Health, Mobile, Wearable device, Assistive technology, Elderly people, Outdoor, Activities of daily living. |
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