Abstract
This chapter focuses on the healthcare aspects of ambient assisted living (AAL) and the contributions that personal health systems (PHS) may bring. As part of these categories, this chapter examines the areas of self-management, tele-assistance, media and multimedia solutions, fall detection, robotics, bio-parameter monitoring, auto adaptive treatment systems, tele-therapy, tele-consultation, tele-surgical assistance, and smart homes. For each approach, the nature and purposes of the technologies will be examined and examples will be discussed. The chapter will subsequently address the benefits and the challenges ahead for AAL and PHS technologies within the broader context of e-Health. Finally, the chapter concludes with observations and trends.
Access provided by Autonomous University of Puebla. Download to read the full chapter text
Chapter PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
References
United Nations: 2008 Revision of World Population Prospects (United Nations Secretariat, New York 2009)
J. Oliveira Martins, C. de la Maisonneuve: The drivers of public expenditure on health and long-term care: An integrated approach, OECD Econ. Stud. 43(2), 118–122 (2006), http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/19/40507566.pdf (last accessed March 15, 2010)
OECD: Society at a Glance OECD Social Indicators 2006 (OECD, Paris 2007), http://www.oecd.org/els/social/indicators/SAG (last accessed March 15, 2010)
N. Esmail: Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada, 19th edn. (Fraser Institute, Calgary 2009)
P. Lasbordes: Télésanté 2009 (Edisante, Paris 2009)
WHO: Chronic Diseases (WHO, Geneva 2009)
European Commission: The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme, COM 658 (EC, Luxembourg 2005)
European Commission: Accelerating the Development of the e-Health Market in Europe, e-Health, Taskforce Report 2007, Lead Market Initiative (European Communities, Luxembourg 2007)
C. Roux, M.-A. Bloch: Ambient Assisted Living an article 169 initiative, 12 November 2007 (CNSA, Paris 2007) http://www.telecom.gouv.fr/fonds_documentaire/inf/aal/ppt1107/technologieautonomie.pdf (lastaccessed March 15, 2010)
B. Jaffe, W.R. Cook, H. Jaffe: Piezoelectric Ceramics (Academic, London 1971)
European Commission: Personal Health Systems: Deployment Opportunities and ICT Research Challenges, Unit Summaries (European Parliament, Brussels 2007) http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/phs_2007/docs/unit-summaries-booklet.pdf (last accessed March 15, 2010)
G. van den Broek, F. Cavallo, L. Odetti, C. Wehrmann: Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap (IOS, Amsterdam 2010)
European Heart Network: http://www.ehnheart.org (last accessed March 15, 2010)
R. Bez, E. Camerlenghi, A. Modelli, A. Visconti: Introduction to flash memory, Proc. IEEE 91(4), 489–502 (2003)
Commission of the European Communities: eEurope 2002: Quality criteria for health related websites, J. Med. Internet Res. 4(3), E15 (2002)
H. Nabarette, F. Romaneix, C. Boyer, S.J. Darmoni, P.L. Rémy, E. Caniard: Certification of health-related websites in France, Presse Med. 38(10), 76–1483 (2009)
K. Peters, M. Niebling, T. Green, C. Slimmer, R. Schumacher: Consumers Compare Online Personal Health Record (PHR) applications, A White Paper (User Centric, Oakbrook Terrace 2009), http://www.usercentric.com/publications/2009/02/02/google-health-vs-microsoft-healthvault-consumers-compare-online-personal-hea (last accessed March 15, 2010)
WHO: Adherence to Long-term Therapies, Evidence for Action (World Health Organization, Geneva 2003)
AmeliaPlex: http://www.medicationreminders.com (last accessed March 15, 2010)
e-rappel: http://www.e-rappel.com (lastaccessed March 15, 2010)
Fitbit: www.fitbit.com (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Q. Li, J.A. Stankovic, M. Hanson, A. Barth, J. Lach: Accurate, Fast fall detection using gyroscopes and accelerometer-derived posture information, 6th Int. Workshop Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (Berkeley 2009)
BodyMedia: www.bodymedia.com (last accessed March 15, 2010)
http://www.a2e2.eu/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Gerontechnologie: Interview with Claude Mordelet, published May 20th (2008) available at http://www.gerontechnologie.net/entretien-avec-claude-mordelet-president-de-lafrata/31186 (last accessed March 15, 2010)
West Lothian Council: Home Safety Information (West Lothian Council, Livingston 2010), http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799563/1857743 (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Temo: www.mon-temo.com (last accessed March 15, 2010)
A. Davalli, R. Sacchetti, C. Bonivento, M. Ugolini: Tele-assistance for upper-limb myoelectric pros-theses, Proc. XV World Computer Congr., Vienna (1998)
C. Pellerin, D. Strasbourg: Téléassistance en soins de plaies: Unique au Canada (Canada Health Infoway, Toronto 2010), (in French) available at http://www.canadahealthinfoway.com/lang-fr/about-infoway/news/news-releases/537-wound-care-teleassistance-unique-in-canada (last accessed March 15, 2010)
J. Deign: The man who is helping Argentine doctors cure at a distance, CISCO News (2010), available at http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/ts _010410b.html (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Fraunhofer-Institut Biomedizinische Technik, St. Ingbert: http://www.ibmt.fraunhofer.de/fhg/ibmt/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Datamed S.A. Healthcare Information Systems, Athens: http://www.datamed.gr/index.php/home?Itemid=86 (last accessed March 15, 2010)
A.J. Blake, K. Morgan, M.J. Bendall, H. Dallosso, S.B. Ebrahim, T.H. Arie, P.H. Fentem, E.J. Bassey: Falls by elderly people at home: Prevalence and associated factors, Age Ageing 17, 365–372 (1988)
M.E. Tinetti, M. Speechley, S.F. Ginter: Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community, N. Engl. J. Med. 319, 1701–1707 (1988)
D.J. Rose: Fallproof! A Comprehensive Balance and MobilityTraining Program (Human Kinetics, Windsor Ontario, 2003)
G. Corte Franco, F. Gallay, M. Berenguer, C. Mourrain, P. Couturier: Non-invasive monitoring of the activities of daily living of elderly people at home — A pilot study of the usage of domestic appliances, J. Telemed. Telecare 14(5), 231–235 (2008)
M. Kangas, A. Konttila, I. Winblad, T. Jamsa: Determination of simple thresholds for accelerometry-based parameters for fall detection, Proc. 29th Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE EMBS (IEEE, Lyon 2007) pp. 1367–1370
A. Sixsmith, N. Johnson, R. Whatmore: Pyroelectric IR sensor arrays for fall detection in the older population, J. Phys. IV (Paris) 128, 153–160 (2005)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov (last accessed March 15, 2010)
D. Mendosa: Diabetes Monitor — The Glucowatch Biographer (2010) available at http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/m91.htm (last accessed March 15, 2010)
J.G. Cleland, A.A. Louis, A.S. Rigby, U. Janssens, A.H. Balk, TEN-HMS Investigators: Noninvasive home telemonitoring for patients with heart failure at high risk of recurrent admission and death: The Trans-European network-home-care management system (TEN-HMS), J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 45(10), 1654–1664 (2005)
R. Paradiso: Wearable health care system for vital signs monitoring, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Information Technology, Applications in Biomedicine (IEEE, Bellingham 2003) pp.283–286
VitalJacket: http://www.vitaljacket.com/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
K.P. Hoffmann, R. Ruff: Flexible dry surfaceelectrodes for ECG long-term monitoring, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 29th Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE (IEEE, Bellingham 2007) pp. 5740–5743
J. Vomhof Jr.: Transoma medical shuts down, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Tuesday, December 8 (2009)
Belgium Heart Failure Project: Technologies de l’autonomie et soutien á domicile, rapport d’études, Caisse des Dépôts, Les Éditions Stratégiques, édition juin (2009)
First US Patients Receive Transoma Medical’s Sleuth Wireless Remote Implantable ECG Monitoring System, Business Wire, October 29 (2007) http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/medical-practice-cardiology/5289811-1.html
O. Nuria, F. Flores-Mangas: HealthGear — Automatic sleep apnoea detection and monitoring with a mobile phone, J. Commun. 2(2), 1–9 (2007)
Equivital Laboratory System, Hidalgo Limited, Swavesey: http://www.equivital.co.uk/_publicdocuments/equivital_research_brochure.pdf (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Medtronic: http://wwwp.medtronic.com/newsroom/content/1166721882051.low_resolution.jpg (last accessed March 15, 2010)
P.E. Ruskin, M. Silver-Aylaian, M.A. Kling, S.A. Reed, D.D. Bradham, J.R. Hebel, D. Barrett, F. Knowles, P. Hauser: Treatment outcomes in depression: comparison of remote treatment through telepsychiatry to in-person treatment, Am. J. Psychiatry 161, 1471–1476 (2004)
Roboto Hosting: http://robot-hosting.com/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Molecular Monitoring Group, Center for Future Health: available at http://www.centerforfuturehealth.org/research/molecular_monitoring.html (last accessed March 15, 2010)
T. Hornyak: Nurse robot Riba, cnet News, January 1 (2010) http://news.cnet.com/2300-17938_105-10002074.html (last accessed March 15, 2010)
M. Montemerlo, J. Pineau, N. Roy, S. Thrun, V. Varma: Experiences with a mobile robotic guide for the elderly, National Conf. Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (AAAI, Edmonton 2002) pp. 587–592
B. Siciliano, O. Khatib (Eds.): Springer Handbook of Robotics (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2008), Chaps. 52, 53
Nursebot project: University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~nursebot/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
I.A.O. Fraunhofer-Institut: http://www.iward.eu/cms/index.php (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Mayo Clinic: GE Healthcare, Intel, Mayo Clinic explore remote healthcare monitoring, Mayo Clinic News, February 28 (2010) http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2010-rst/5657.html (last accessed March 15, 2010)
Technologies de l’autonomie et soutien à domicile, rapport d’études, Caisse des Dépôts, Les Éditions Stratégiques (2009) http://www.ealsace.net/documents/fck/file/documents_pdf/EtudesCDC.pdf
Medical Care Continuity (MCC) consortium (2005–2007) Axa Assistance, Eurogroup Alliance, France Télécom, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Care_Continuity (last accessed March 15, 2010)
A. Wagner, G. Undt, K. Schicho, F. Wanschitz, F. Watzinger, K. Murakami, C. Czerny, R. Ewers: Interactive stereotaxicteleassistance of remote experts during arthroscopic procedure, J. Arthrosc. Relat. Surg. 18(9), 1034–1039 (2002)
M. Morino, L. Pellegrino, C. Giaccone, C. Garrone, F. Rebecchi: Randomized clinical trial of robotassisted versus laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, Br. J.Surg. 93, 553–558 (2006)
MonAMI Project Office: http://www.monami.info/
J. Alexandersson: http://www.i2home.org/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
F. Kohler, T. Schmitz-Rode, C. Disselhorst-Klug: Introducing a feedback training system for guided home rehabilitation, J. NeuroEng. Rehabil. 15(7), 2 (2010)
C.K.L. Or, B. Karsh, D.J. Severtson, P.F. Brennan: Patient technology acceptance model (PTAM) — Exploring the determinants of consumer health information technology acceptance by homecare patients with chronic illness, Int. Conf. Healthcare Syst. Ergonomics Patient Safety, Strasburg (2008)
US Department of Health and Human Services (Ed.): Code of Federal Regulations, TITLE 45 — Public Welfare, Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects (US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington 2009)
C. Sampogna: Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Database (OECD, Paris 2006)
C. Sampogna: Recommendation for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases (OECD, Paris 2009)
Government of British Columbia: e-Health Statute Increases PatientAccess and Privacy, News Release, April 10, (2008) http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008HEALTH0038-000505.htm (last accessed March 15, 2010)
WHO: Building Foundations for e-Health: Progress of Member States — Report of the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth (World Health Organization, Geneva 2006)
A. Chetley (Ed.): Improving Health, Connecting People: The Role of ICTs in the Health Sector of Developing Countries — A Framework Paper, Working Paper No. 7, InfoDev (2006) available at http://www.infodev.org/en/Document.84.pdf (last accessed March 15, 2010)
S. Roberts (Ed.): The Global Information Society: A Statistical View (UN, New York 2008), avialable at http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/LCW190_en.pdf (last accessed March 15, 2010)
C.L. Ogden, M.D. Carroll, M.A. McDowell, K.M. Flegal: Obesity among adults in the United States — No change since 2003–2004, NCHS Data Brief No. 1 (National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville 2007)
H.C. Kung, D.L. Hoyert, J.Q. Xu, S.L. Murphy: Deaths: Final data for 2005, Natl Vital Statist. Rep. 56 (10), 3–10 (2008)
WHO: Largely preventable chronic diseases cause 86% of deaths in Europe Press Release EURO/05/06, Copenhagen, September (2006)
DHHS: Health United States 2009, Special Feature on Medical Technology (National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, 2010) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus09.pdf#specialfeature (last accessed March 15, 2010)
MARC Tech Lab: http://marc.med.virginia.edu/projects_smarthomemonitor.html (last accessed March 15, 2010)
J. Walker, E. Pan, D. Johnston, J. Adler-Milstein, D.W. Bates, Blackford Middleton: The value of healthcare information exchange and interoperability, Health Affairs, January (2005)
A. Brown: Ontario’s eHealth Strategy and Standards: Ready Set Standards!, Presentation, November (2006) available at http://sl.infoway-inforoute.ca/downloads/Stein_Brown_-_Ontario_eHealth_Strategy_and_Standards.pdf
D.H. Gustafson, R. Hawkins, E. Boberg, S. Pingree, R.E. Serlin, F. Graziano, C.L. Chan: Impact of a patient-centered, computer-based health information/support system, Am. J. Prev. Med. 16(1), 1–9 (1999)
D. Hailey, R. Roine, A. Ohinmaa: Systematic review of evidence for the benefits of telemedicine, J. Telemed. Telecare 8(1), 1–7 (2002)
A. Martinez, E. Everss, J.L. Rojo-Alvarez, D.P. Figal, A. Garcia-Alberola: A systematic review of the literature on home monitoring for patients with heart failure, J. Telemed. Telecare 12(5), 234–241 (2006)
A.A. Louis, T. Turner, M. Gretton, A. Baksh, J.G.E. Cleland: A systematic review of telemonitoring for the management of heart failure, Eur. J. Heart Fail. 5(5), 583–590 (2003)
D.R. Kaufman, V.L. Patel, C. Hilliman, P.C. Morin, J. Pevzner, R.S. Weinstock, R. Goland, S. Shea, J. Starren: Usability in the real world: Assessing medical information technologies in patients’ homes, J. Biomed. Inf., 36(1–2), 45–60 (2003)
T.L. Patterson, W.S. Shaw, D.R. Masys: Improving health through computer self-help programs: theory and practice. In: Information Networks for Community Health, ed. by P.F. Brennan, S.J. Schneider, E. Tornquist (Springer, New York 1997)
W.A. Rogers, B. Meyer, N. Walker, A.D. Fisk: Functional limitations to daily living tasks in the aged: A focus group analysis, Hum. Factors 40(1), 111–125 (1998)
C.K.L. Or, R. Valdez, G. Casper, P. Carayon, L.J. Burke, P.F. Brennan, B. Karsh: Human factors and ergonomics in home care: Current concerns and future considerations for health information technology, Work 33(2), 201–209 (2009)
T. Zayas-Cabán, P.F. Brennan: Human factors in home care. In: Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, ed. by P. Carayon (Lawrence Erlbaum, Mahwah 2007)
G.C. Moore, I. Benbasat: Development of an instrument to measure the perceptions of adopting an information technology innovation, Inf. Syst. Res. 2(3), 192–222 (1991)
S. Taylor, P.A. Todd: Understanding information technology usage: A test of competing models, Inform. Syst. Res. 6(2), 144–176 (1995)
V. Venkatesh, F.D. Davis: Theoretical extension of the technology acceptance model: Four longitudinal field studies, Manag. Sci. 46(2), 186–204 (2000)
H.P. Lu, D.H. Gustafson: An empirical study of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on computerized support system use over time, Int. J.Inf. Manag. 14(5), 317–329 (1994)
E.V. Wilson, N.K. Lankton: Modeling patients’ acceptance of provider-delivered e-health, J. Am. Med. Inf. Assoc. 11(4), 241–248 (2004)
J.A. Diaz, R.A. Griffith, J.J. Ng, S.E. Reinert, P.D. Friedmann, A.W. Moulton: Patients’ use of the Internet for medical information, J. Gen. Intern. Med. 17(3), 180–185 (2002)
J. Kesan: ICT Standards and e-Health, Talk Standards, February (2010) available at http://www.talkstandards.com/ict-standardization-and-ehealth/ (last accessed March 15, 2010)
J. Hoeksma: Call for common e-health standards, e-Health Europe, November (2008), available at http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/4293/call_for_common_e-health_standards (last accessed March 15, 2010)
K. Bonsor, J. Strickland: How robotic surgery will work (howstuffworks, Atlanta GA) available at http://science.howstuffworks.com/robotic-surgery.htm (last accessed March 15, 2010)
D. Ahmed: Hybridization of smart textiles in medical and healthcare management, AUTEX 2009 World Textile Conf. (AUTEX, izmir 2009)
European Commission: Updated Work Programme 2009 and Work Programme 2010 — Theme 3: Information and Communication Technologies, C(2009)5893, July (2009)
J.E. Hughes Jr., M. Di Ventra, S. Evoy (Eds.): Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2004)
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Avila, N., Sampogna, C. (2011). e-Health — Ambient Assisted Living and Personal Health Systems. In: Kramme, R., Hoffmann, KP., Pozos, R.S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Medical Technology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4_67
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4_67
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-74657-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-74658-4
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)