A context-aware service platform to support continuous care networks for home-based assistance

Authors:
Federica Paganelli;Dino Giuli
Affiliations:
Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy;Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Venue:
UAHCI'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: ambient interaction
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Efficient and effective treatment of chronic disease conditions requires the implementation of emerging continuous care models. These models pose several technology-oriented challenges for home-based continuous care, requiring assistance services based on collaboration among different stakeholders: health operators, patient relatives, as well as social community members. This work describes a context-aware service platform designed for improving patient quality of life by supporting care team activity, intervention and cooperation. Leveraging on an ontology-based context management middleware, the proposed architecture exploits information coming from biomedical and environmental sensing devices and from patient social context in order to automate context-aware patient case management, especially for alarm detection and management purposes.