Integrated Consumer Technologies for Older Adults' Quality of Life Improvement: The vINCI Project

Susanna Spinsante, Annachiara Strazza, Ciprian Dobre, Lidia Bajenaru, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, Jordi Mongay Batalla, Piotr Krawiec, George Georgescu, Gregor Molan, Horacio Gonzalez-Velez, Anna Marie Herghelegiu, Gabriel Ioan Prada, Rozeta Draghici

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Abstract

A low physical activity is one of the most important lifestyle risk factors for many chronic conditions in the older age. To tackle this issue, the consequences of which have relevant impact on the sustainability of national welfare in many developed countries, consumer technologies may be leveraged to offer easy-to-use tools enabling older adults to optimize their health-related quality of life, and promote an active and healthy longevity. This paper describes a technical platform named vINCI, obtained by the integration of consumer technologies with Assisted Living solutions and services, where multiple wearable devices work together to create an aggregated solution able to capture the various facets of events leading to the decrease in the perceived health-related quality of life, as typically associated with old age. Supporting the feedback of specialized medical evaluations, the vINCI technology enables elderly not only to self-evaluate their physical activity level, but also to change their behaviors and lifestyle in the long-term.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Consumer Technologies, ISCT 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages273-278
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728135700
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019
Event23rd IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Technologies, ISCT 2019 - Ancona, Italy
Duration: 19 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Consumer Technologies, ISCT 2019

Conference

Conference23rd IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Technologies, ISCT 2019
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityAncona
Period19/06/1921/06/19

Keywords

  • Assisted Living
  • Consumer technologies integration
  • platform
  • Quality of Life

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