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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349384903321

Titolo

Usability, Accessibility and Ambient Assisted Living / / edited by Alexandra Queirós, Nelson Pacheco da Rocha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-91226-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (V, 102 p. 18 illus.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Human-Computer Interaction, , 2520-1689

Disciplina

005.437

4.019

Soggetti

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Human-computer interaction

Social sciences - Data processing

Medical informatics

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Health Informatics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Overview of AAL -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Fundamental Components to AAL Usability -- Technology -- Systems -- Assessment -- Future Trends -- AAL and ICF -- AAL as Medical Devices -- Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

Worldwide, the population ageing is a reality. The concept of Active Ageing, adopted by the World Health Organization, aims to guarantee quality ageing and appears as a strategy to solve this demographic challenge. The technological solutions might have a key role in the promotion of human functioning and in the mitigation of disabilities, particularly those resulting from the natural ageing process. This perspective is evident in the development of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions. In this context, it is relevant to know about the recent developments in AAL and discuss future trends and challenges in this area. One of the objectives of this book is to do a systematic literature review on AAL, not only considering the technology used, but also the



health condition that is intended to improve. For this purpose, we consider the human functioning, in particular the conceptual model of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Considering that the ICF conceptual framework is accepted within the healthcare domain, the use of its concepts and terminologies to promote multidisciplinary approaches for AAL solutions development processes can help to overcome difficulties of communication between users, careers and technological developers. AAL solutions must consider in their development the needs of the person that will use AAL solutions. The development must be user-centred and usability questions cannot be forgotten. In addition, the acceptance of the AAL solutions is closely related to the quality of the systems, so it is necessary to appropriately assess these solutions.