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Smart Homes to Support Elderly People: Innovative Technologies and Social Impacts
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Author(s): Arianna D’Ulizia (CNR - Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali, Italy), Fernando Ferri (CNR - Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali, Italy), Patrizia Grifoni (CNR - Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali, Italy)and Tiziana Guzzo (CNR - Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali, Italy)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 14
Source title:
Pervasive and Smart Technologies for Healthcare: Ubiquitous Methodologies and Tools
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Antonio Coronato (CNR, Italy)and Giuseppe De Pietro (CNR, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-765-7.ch002
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Abstract
Today the biggest challenge of our aging society is to enable people with impairments to have a better quality of life maintaining their independence. The chapter explores how technology can support elderly and disabled people in their home. Firstly, a classification of Smart Home Systems in Safety systems, Environmental control systems, Energy-control-systems, Reminder systems, Medication Dispensing systems, Communication and Entertainment systems is presented. For each of these systems some examples of different technological solutions presented in the literature are described. Moreover, an analysis of social and economic impacts of the use of these technologies on the society is presented. Finally, some studies about the perception and acceptance of these technologies by user are given.
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