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Usability Study of a Wireless Monitoring System among Alzheimer’s Disease Elderly Population
Joint Authors
Light, Janet
Abbate, Stefano
Avvenuti, Marco
Source
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Healthcare technologies are slowly entering into our daily lives, replacing old devices and techniques with newer intelligent ones.
Although they are meant to help people, the reaction and willingness to use such new devices by the people can be unexpected, especially among the elderly.
We conducted a usability study of a fall monitoring system in a long-term nursing home.
The subjects were the elderly with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
The study presented here highlights some of the challenges faced in the use of wearable devices and the lessons learned.
The results gave us useful insights, leading to ergonomics and aesthetics modifications to our wearable systems that significantly improved their usability and acceptance.
New evaluating metrics were designed for the performance evaluation of usability and acceptability.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abbate, Stefano& Avvenuti, Marco& Light, Janet. 2014. Usability Study of a Wireless Monitoring System among Alzheimer’s Disease Elderly Population. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485501
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abbate, Stefano…[et al.]. Usability Study of a Wireless Monitoring System among Alzheimer’s Disease Elderly Population. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485501
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abbate, Stefano& Avvenuti, Marco& Light, Janet. Usability Study of a Wireless Monitoring System among Alzheimer’s Disease Elderly Population. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485501
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485501