User-centered activity management system for elderly people - Empowering older people with interactive technologies to manage their activities at the retirement home

Otjacques Benoit; Krier Marc; Feltz Fernand; Ferring Dieter; Hoffmann Martine

3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

User-centered activity management system for elderly people - Empowering older people with interactive technologies to manage their activities at the retirement home

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6042,
    author={Otjacques Benoit and Krier Marc and Feltz Fernand and Ferring Dieter and Hoffmann Martine},
    title={User-centered activity management system for elderly people - Empowering older people with interactive technologies to manage their activities at the retirement home},
    proceedings={3d International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2009},
    month={8},
    keywords={Older people Elderly people RFID Tactile Terminal Retirement Home Management},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6042}
}

Otjacques Benoit
Krier Marc
Feltz Fernand
Ferring Dieter
Hoffmann Martine
Year: 2009
User-centered activity management system for elderly people - Empowering older people with interactive technologies to manage their activities at the retirement home
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6042

Otjacques Benoit¹^,*, Krier Marc¹^,*, Feltz Fernand¹^,*, Ferring Dieter²^,*, Hoffmann Martine²^,*

1: Informatics, Systems and Collaboration Department - ISC, Public Research Centre - Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, Luxembourg
2: INSIDE Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, Walferdange, Luxembourg

*Contact email: otjacque@lippmann.lu, krier@lippmann.lu, feltz@lippmann.lu, dieter.ferring@uni.lu, martine.hoffmann@uni.lu

Abstract

This paper presents the preliminary results of a multi-disciplinary project aiming at studying technology supported life in a retirement home. The results of semi-structured interviews conducted with a group of 40 (semi-) autonomously living elderly persons are presented. In general they point in the direction of a “differential indication” of technologies in the sense of identifying personal solution for individual needs. Second, results show that the crucial dimension underlying the acceptance of technologies is the notion of personal control. The paper also identifies ten key design factors to build successful applications for elderly people. Finally an initial version of a new system mixing RFID, tactile screen and large display is described.

Keywords: Older people Elderly people RFID Tactile Terminal Retirement Home Management

Published: 2009-08-04

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2009.6042