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Smart@home - supporting safety and mobility of elderly and care dependent people in their own homes through the use of technical assistance systems and conventional mobility supporting tools: a cross-sectional survey

BMC geriatrics, 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.205-205, Article 205 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Smart@home - supporting safety and mobility of elderly and care dependent people in their own homes through the use of technical assistance systems and conventional mobility supporting tools: a cross-sectional survey
  • Author: Jachan, Deborah Elisabeth ; Müller-Werdan, Ursula ; Lahmann, Nils Axel ; Strube-Lahmann, Sandra
  • Subjects: Age ; Aged ; Apartments ; Communication ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Data analysis ; Data collection ; Economic aspects ; Housing ; Humans ; Long term health care ; Mobility ; Older people ; Personal Satisfaction ; Quality of life ; Questionnaires ; Safety ; Self-help devices for the disabled ; Sensors ; Smart home ; Social research ; Surveys ; Technology ; Technology application ; Tenants ; Usability
  • Is Part Of: BMC geriatrics, 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.205-205, Article 205
  • Description: The use of technical solutions and conventional mobility supporting aids can support the independence of people into old age in their own homes. However, we found relatively few empirical investigations on the effects and costs of these systems. The aim of the study was to investigate usability, user satisfaction and the correlation between costs and benefits of different built-in smart home solutions and conventional mobility supporting tools in the home of elderly, partially care-dependent tenants (> 65 years). A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February to March 2018 with tenants of a housing association in apartments equipped with smart home technology and conventional mobility supporting tools. The response rate in the intervention group was n = 37 persons (out of 46 tenants with installed smart home and conventional solutions) and in the control group n = 64 persons (out of 100 tenants without built-in smart home and conventional solutions). Data were collected by a written questionnaire regarding usability and satisfaction of the tenants with the built-in smart home solutions and conventional mobility supporting tools. In addition, both the intervention and the control group were asked general questions about communication, safety and how to deal with the need for long-term care in their own living environment. Results showed that with regard to usability, satisfaction and price performance ratio of the installed smart home solutions, the installation of the corresponding solutions with an overall score of 1.41 (on a scale of 1 (very good) to 6 (unsatisfactory)) was mostly positively evaluated by the tenants. Overall, users rated the installed smart home solutions better than the conventional mobility supporting tools (such as handholds and increased balcony floor level). Analysis of the price performance ratio showed that smart home solutions are generally more expensive than conventional tools, but also contribute significantly to an increased security of the tenants, and thus may enable longer living in a familiar environment. We recommend modularized offers consisting of various components of smart home solutions, since this significantly reduces installation costs and allows for an individual composition according to requirements. Moreover, smart home solutions should be considered to be listed as medical aids.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1471-2318
    EISSN: 1471-2318
    DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02118-9
    PMID: 33761880
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