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I .Vélez (Invited speaker). CONFIDENCE: Care System For Elderly People, Graceful Integration of Assistive technologies, Bilbao, 11th December 2008
Abstract:
The main objective of this work is the
development and integration of innovative technologies to develop a care system
for the detection of abnormal events (such as falls) or unexpected behaviours
that may be related to a health problem in elderly people. Nowadays, most of
the care systems in the market are limited to detect falls. The innovation of
the system developed by the CONFIDENCE project is that it will not only detect
falls, but also identify short and long term unexpected behaviours that could
indicate health problems.
With the proposed approach, the elderly will gain confidence and independence.
CONFIDENCE will be a cost effective, non-intrusive and reliable system that
will increase the quality of life and security of the elderly and, thus,
prolong their personal autonomy and participation in society. Not only will the
elderly profit from the system, but also their families and caregivers, since
the burden on them will be substantially reduced. CONFIDENCE aims to decrease
the need of institutionalisation of the elderly.
The proposed system will work both outdoors and indoors. Information about the
user’s location, together with some environment information, will be
analysed to decide whether to trigger an alarm. The system will be easy to
setup and to use and will not constrain the user’s daily life. The user
will keep control of the system and can customise the alarm protocol. In case
of an abnormal situation such as a fall or an accident, CONFIDENCE will permit
a rapid actuation of the health services, which will decrease the negative
consequences of the accident (worsening of injuries, psychological impact of
being alone and injured, etc…)
