Older people, assistive technologies, and the barriers to adoption: A systematic review.
Background: Older people generally prefer to continue living in their own homes rather than move into residential age care institutions. Assistive technologies and sensors in the home environment and/or bodily worn systems that monitor people's movement might contribute to an increased sense of safe...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Medical Informatics Vol. 94; pp. 112 - 117 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Oct2016
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