Increasing in elderly population put extra pressure on healthcare systems globally in terms
of operational costs and resources. To minimize this pressure and provide efficient …

Characteristics of physical activity are indicative of one's mobility level, latent chronic
diseases and aging process. Accelerometers have been widely accepted as useful and …

Industry 4.0 has transformed manufacturing industry into a new paradigm. In a manner
similar to manufacturing, health care delivery is at the dawn of a foundational change into …

This paper proposes a model of technology acceptance that is specifically developed to test
the acceptance of assistive social agents by elderly users. The research in this paper …

Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a sensitive index of sympathetic nervous system activity. Due
to the lack of sensors that can be worn comfortably during normal daily activity and over …

A detailed and quantitative gait analysis can provide evidence of various gait impairments in
elderly people. To provide an objective decision-making basis for gait analysis, simple …

Activity recognition is required in various applications such as medical monitoring and
rehabilitation. Previously developed activity recognition systems utilizing triaxial …

Elderly care at home is a matter of great concern if the elderly live alone, since unforeseen
circumstances might occur that affect their well-being. Technologies that assist the elderly in …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder of the central nervous
system that deteriorates motor functions, while it is also accompanied by a large diversity of …

Purpose: To obtain insight into what kind of monitoring technologies exist to monitor activity
in-home, what the characteristics and aims of applying these technologies are, what kind of …