Agnes: Improving quality of life for elderly people living alone : state detection : ambient interaction : social networking

• Objectives: to improve changes in cognitive function, memory and cross-modal priming by way of making use of the strong relationship between cognitive functioning and psychological wellbeing, social integration and mental stimulation. The project also aims strengthening elderlies’ independency by way of user-sensitive technology for social interaction, designed to tap retained skills of most elderly, and to support adaptive care. Central to AGNES is the combination and integration of home-based devices and a social network, connecting the elderly person living at home with their families, friends and carers.The system structure consists of smartwatch/phone, web cam etc where data is gathered in a personal computer to be transferred to a social network server. Services are developed by end-users based on trials, interviews and focus groups.Results and developments from AGNES: Improvements in cognitive performance, wellbeing, social activity –Mini Mental Scale Examination and Social Production Functions IL test: status dimension (independence, self-realization and achievement) – Vibrant AGNES social network – Surge inelderly interest in internet technology in Skellefteå and beyond.Products from commercial partners – Modern families, Evolution of MF service “Peace of Mind” for carers – Face and emotion recognition in difficult contexts, cognitive and brain imaging studies. Many new funding applications – e.g. ELF@Home

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Systems, Social aspects (hsv//eng)

Keyword

ICT

ageing

social networking

ambient interaction

tangible devices

state detection

human-computer interaction

människa-datorinteraktion

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)