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Medicine 2.0'10 (Maastricht, NL)

Designing a Telecare System for Caregivers: a User Centered Approach Using Scenarios.
Charles Willems, Mark Brul, R.m.h.a. Huis In ‘t Veld, H. Hermens, Lisette Van Gemert-pijnen*

Telecare systems show the potential for elderly to remain in-home for a longer period by increasing early detection of behavioural changes and adapt home care delivery. As 37% of the telecare initiatives fail due to a lacking user acceptance of the technology, involving users in the design process and taking their needs as onset for design is regarded as a prerequisite. However involving caregivers as contemplated users in the design process raises several barriers. Caregivers are overall tec...

Activity Monitoring as Part of Care Delivery to Independently Living Seniors.
Charles Willems, Marieke Spreeuwenberg, Loek Van Der Heide, Luc De Witte, John Rietman

Demographic trends in southern Netherlands predict an increasing aging population in the coming decade. Since there will not be enough health providers available to meet the growing demand of care of the elderly, there is a need to reorganize the Dutch health care system in a more efficient way. In this process, innovative technologies can play an important role. With the Quiet Care system the activities of the elderly living at home are automatically monitored. The monitoring is done by plac...

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