Wellness assistant: a virtual wellness assistant using pervasive computing
Proceedings of the 2007 ACM symposium on Applied computing
Ambient assisted-living research in carelab
interactions - Designing for seniors: innovations for graying times
Wireless sensor networks supporting context-aware reasoning in assisted living
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Wireless connected home with integrated secure healthcare services for elderly people
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Intelligent services for assisting independent living of elderly people at home
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Utilizing Wiki-Systems in higher education classes: a chance for universal access?
Universal Access in the Information Society
Ubi-App: a ubiquitous application for universal access from handheld devices
Universal Access in the Information Society
Universal access to technology-enhanced learning
Universal Access in the Information Society
Three scenarios on enhancing learning by providing universal access
Universal Access in the Information Society
Universal Access in the Information Society
Ambient assisted living: elderly people's needs and how to face them
SAME '08 Proceedings of the 1st ACM international workshop on Semantic ambient media experiences
Usability of mobile computing technologies to assist cancer patients
USAB'07 Proceedings of the 3rd Human-computer interaction and usability engineering of the Austrian computer society conference on HCI and usability for medicine and health care
Home telecare system using cable television plants - an experimental field trial
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
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The improvement of the conditions of daily life at home and work, promoted by the socio-economic progression, best quality private living environments and the immense development in healthcare and biomedical technologies has extended the average age of life beyond 70. According to recent surveys this "population aging" phenomenon will contribute to reach the record number of 1 billion people over 60 years on earth by the year 2020. Due to a variety of reasons such as convenience or a need for security and privacy these elderly people generally prefer to avail healthcare facilities at their home. This is time to break through the physical boundaries of hospitals and bring healthcare facilities to the homes. Wireless and internet-based healthcare devices can play a vital role in this regard given that reliable, individualized systems with user-friendly interfaces are developed to enable elderly people feel comfortable with making use of novel technology. This paper presents a remote home monitoring application called Living Assistant that could be utilized to continuously monitor and control a wide range of electronic appliances and ambient parameters. Basically it has been designed to function as a healthcare aide for elderly patients suffering from restricted mobility or other chronic diseases. The advanced ways of user interfaces presented in this paper are simple, generic and universally applicable. With little customization the application can be used to accommodate other user groups as well.