Naslov
Smart Ageing: Are We Succeeding?

Autori
Barakovic Husic, Jasmina ; Barakovic, Sabina ; Cero Dinarevic, Enida

Izvornik
In: Badnjevic A., Škrbić R., Gurbeta Pokvić L. (eds) CMBEBIH 2019. CMBEBIH 2019. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 73. Springer, Cham

Vrsta, podvrsta
Ostale vrste radova, ostalo

Godina
2020

Ključne riječi
Smart ageing ; Quality of life ; Elderly

Sažetak
The ultimate goal of smart things and systems should be to improve Quality of Life (QoL), specially of elderly given that population is increasing rapidly. A number of smart ageing solutions are developed without QoL of elderly being noticeably improved. This paper seeks to answer the question are the existing smart ageing solutions succeeding in direct improvement of QoL of elderly. After conducting a survey study for this purpose, the results showed that existing solutions are not succeeding in improving QoL of elderly. In addition to this conclusion, the contribution of this paper reflects in proposed set of QoL indicators for elderly and recommendations for future research activities in this area.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti

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