AAL@MEO: Interactive Digital-TV to Support Home Care

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:217:1024-9.

Abstract

This paper presents the evaluation of the AAL@MEO, an application to aggregate technological solutions supporting home care. This application is intended to be integrated in the MEO service, which is a Portuguese commercial service of Internet Protocol TV. The use of a TV set at home as the central interaction and communication system is advantageous for elderly users that do not have a close relationship with technological advances but are used to control their TV set. The results of the evaluation of the AAL@MEO show that elderly users are willing for new services and have a milder rejection towards the interaction with the TV set. However, the interaction mechanisms based on a remote control with multiple functions need further developments.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Communication Aids for Disabled*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Health Records, Personal
  • Home Care Services*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Self-Help Devices*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Television*
  • User-Computer Interface*