The SHAPES Smart Mirror Approach for Independent Living, Healthy and Active Ageing

The benefits that technology can provide in terms of health and support for independent living are in many cases not enough to break the barriers that prevent older adults from accepting and embracing technology. This work proposes a hardware and software platform based on a smart mirror, which is e...

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Autores: Dorado Chaparro, Javier, Fernández-Bermejo Ruiz, Jesús, Santofimia, Maria J., Bolaños Peño, Cristina, Unzueta, Luis, Garcia, Meritxell, Toro Garcia, Xavier del, Villanueva Molina, Félix Jesús, Grigoleit, Sonja, López, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/30539
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/30539
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Smart mirror
Elderly
Active ageing
User-centred design
Internet of things
Ambient assisted living
Espejo inteligente
Ancianos
Envejecimiento activo
Diseño centrado en el usuario
Internet de las cosas
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Sumario:The benefits that technology can provide in terms of health and support for independent living are in many cases not enough to break the barriers that prevent older adults from accepting and embracing technology. This work proposes a hardware and software platform based on a smart mirror, which is equipped with a set of digital solutions whose main focus is to overcome older adults’ reluctance to use technology at home and wearable devices on the move. The system has been developed in the context of two use cases: the support of independent living for older individuals with neurodegenerative diseases and the promotion of physical rehabilitation activities at home. Aspects such as reliability, usability, consumption of computational resources, performance and accuracy of the proposed platform and digital solutions have been evaluated in the initial stages of the pilots within the SHAPES project, an EU-funded innovation action. It can be concluded that the SHAPES smart mirror has the potential to contribute as a technological breakthrough to overcome the barriers that prevent older adults from engaging in the use of assistive technologies.