Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities

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Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Carlos R.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Mendonça, Vítor, Morais, Elisabete Paulo, Fernandes, Joana, Letra, Isaías
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/23510
Resumo: Providing gerontological cares represents an increased challenge when applied to rural scenarios. This paper discusses the role of technology in gerontology and specifically how technology-based solutions can be developed to assist the elderly population in rural areas. We also characterize the Northeast Portuguese region exposing its rural characteristics and presented some demographic numbers. Finally, a conceptual model and a prototype supported by mobile devices are presented to assist and monitor the elderly and enhance business opportunities. The developed prototype allows not only to assist the elderly in a set of typical elderly population routines - such as those related to health - but also to improve the interaction between the elderly and their relatives and / or caregivers. This work is part of a more extensive effort that has been made in the search for effective solutions to assist the elderly population in rural areas, typically distant from the main health and / or support services; contributing to relieve these deficits.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
title Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
spellingShingle Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
Cunha, Carlos R.
Mobile devices
Elders
Rural regions
Business
Prototype
title_short Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
title_full Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
title_fullStr Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
title_sort Using mobile devices and apps to assist the elder population in rural areas and generate business opportunities
author Cunha, Carlos R.
author_facet Cunha, Carlos R.
Mendonça, Vítor
Morais, Elisabete Paulo
Fernandes, Joana
Letra, Isaías
author_role author
author2 Mendonça, Vítor
Morais, Elisabete Paulo
Fernandes, Joana
Letra, Isaías
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Biblioteca Digital do IPB
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cunha, Carlos R.
Mendonça, Vítor
Morais, Elisabete Paulo
Fernandes, Joana
Letra, Isaías
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mobile devices
Elders
Rural regions
Business
Prototype
topic Mobile devices
Elders
Rural regions
Business
Prototype
description Providing gerontological cares represents an increased challenge when applied to rural scenarios. This paper discusses the role of technology in gerontology and specifically how technology-based solutions can be developed to assist the elderly population in rural areas. We also characterize the Northeast Portuguese region exposing its rural characteristics and presented some demographic numbers. Finally, a conceptual model and a prototype supported by mobile devices are presented to assist and monitor the elderly and enhance business opportunities. The developed prototype allows not only to assist the elderly in a set of typical elderly population routines - such as those related to health - but also to improve the interaction between the elderly and their relatives and / or caregivers. This work is part of a more extensive effort that has been made in the search for effective solutions to assist the elderly population in rural areas, typically distant from the main health and / or support services; contributing to relieve these deficits.
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