An Intelligent Interactive Healthcare Services Environment for Assisted Living at Home

Dimitrios Vergados; Christoforos Kavvadias; Olaf Bigalke; Arnold Eppler; Boro Jerabek; Alevizos Alevizos; Michael Caragiozidis; Christos Biniaris; Eric Robert

1st International ICST Workshop on Ambient Technologies for Diagnosing and Monitoring Chronic Patients

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An Intelligent Interactive Healthcare Services Environment for Assisted Living at Home

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    author={Dimitrios Vergados and Christoforos Kavvadias and Olaf Bigalke and Arnold Eppler and Boro Jerabek and Alevizos Alevizos and Michael Caragiozidis and Christos Biniaris and Eric Robert},
    title={An Intelligent Interactive Healthcare Services Environment for Assisted Living at Home},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Ambient Technologies for Diagnosing and Monitoring Chronic Patients},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={ATDMCP},
    year={2010},
    month={4},
    keywords={Healthcare Services Patient Monitoring Assited Living at Home},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.4056}
}

Dimitrios Vergados
Christoforos Kavvadias
Olaf Bigalke
Arnold Eppler
Boro Jerabek
Alevizos Alevizos
Michael Caragiozidis
Christos Biniaris
Eric Robert
Year: 2010
An Intelligent Interactive Healthcare Services Environment for Assisted Living at Home
ATDMCP
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.4056

Dimitrios Vergados¹^,*, Christoforos Kavvadias²^,*, Olaf Bigalke³^,*, Arnold Eppler⁴^,*, Boro Jerabek⁵^,*, Alevizos Alevizos⁶^,*, Michael Caragiozidis⁷^,*, Christos Biniaris⁸^,*, Eric Robert⁹^,*

1: University of the Aegean Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering Karlovassi, Samos, GR-832 00, Greece
2: Teletel S.A. 124, Kifissias Ave. GR-11526, Athens, Greece
3: Siemens Frankenstr. 2, 46395 Bocholt, Germany
4: Alcatel-Lucent Lorenzstr. 10 70435 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany
5: Gorenje Group Partizanska 12 SI-3503 Velenje, Slovenia
6: Health Center of Vyrona 3, Koytsas str. 16231 Athens, Greece
7: Thoss & Partner GmbH Karlstraße 38/40 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany
8: VMW Solutions 9 Northlands Road, Whitenap, Romsey, Hamsphire SO51 5RU, UK
9: Thales 251, avenue du Bois - BP 60177 - 59832 Lambersart Cedex, France

*Contact email: vergados@aegean.gr, C.Kavadias@teletel.gr, Olaf.Bigalke@siemens.com, A.Eppler@Alcatel-Lucent.de, Boro.jerabek@gorenje.si, info@hcvyrona.gr, caragiozidis@thoss.de, chris.biniaris@vmwsolutions.com, Eric.robert@fr.thalesgroup.com

Abstract

Since the population of elderly people grows absolutely and in relation to the overall population in the world, the improvement of the quality of life of elderly people at home is of a great importance. This can be achieved through the development of generic technologies for managing their domestic ambient environment consisting of white goods, entertainment equipment and home automation systems in order to increase their autonomy and safety. In this context, the provision intelligent interactive healthcare services will improve their daily life and allowing at the same time the continuous monitoring of their health and their effective treatment.

Keywords: Healthcare Services Patient Monitoring Assited Living at Home

Published: 2010-04-12
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2011-07-27

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.4056