Voor mensen met dementie en hun (in)formele zorgverleners is er een enorme keuze aan producten, services en diensten om zo lang mogelijk zelfstandig te blijven, dat aanbod groeit met de dag. Echter, in praktijk sluiten vraag en aanbod niet naadloos op elkaar aan. Komt dat omdat het aanbod moeilijk te …

BACKGROUND: ICT based solutions are increasingly introduced for active and healthy ageing. In this context continuous monitoring of older adults with domestic sensor systems has been suggested to provide important information about their functional health. However, there is not yet a solid model for …

In de (grote) steden blijkt fysiek actief gedrag steeds minder een evidentie te zijn en in toenemende mate voldoen inwoners niet aan de beweegnorm. Naast sport- en beweegaanbod en ruimtelijke ordening biedt ook innovatieve technologie nieuwe mogelijkheden om mensen te stimuleren meer te bewegen. Op basis …

Sensor systems can be deployed in the homes of older adults living alone for functional health assessments. Their information is very useful for health care specialists. The problem lies in developing person independent models while facing a large variability in behavior. We address this problem by, …

This paper presents a study of sensor data from a person who developed Alzheimer’s disease during a 4-year monitoring period and who is monitored with simple ambient sensors in her home. Our aim is to find data analysis methods that reveal relevant changes in the sensor pattern that occur before the …

Participatory data collection relies on the commitment of the participants to report data continuously, which makes providing incentives to people crucial. In this case study, we describe how we designed a web app by using different incentive mechanisms to collect participatory data for monitoring community …