TY - JOUR
T1 - CAALYX
T2 - A new generation of location-based services in healthcare
AU - Boulos, Maged N.Kamel
AU - Rocha, Artur
AU - Martins, Angelo
AU - Vicente, Manuel Escriche
AU - Bolz, Armin
AU - Feld, Robert
AU - Tchoudovski, Igor
AU - Braecklein, Martin
AU - Nelson, John
AU - Laighin, Gearóid Ó
AU - Sdogati, Claudio
AU - Cesaroni, Francesca
AU - Antomarini, Marco
AU - Jobes, Angela
AU - Kinirons, Mark
PY - 2007/3/12
Y1 - 2007/3/12
N2 - Recent advances in mobile positioning systems and telecommunications are providing the technology needed for the development of location-aware tele-care applications. This paper introduces CAALYX - Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment, an EU-funded project that aims at increasing older people's autonomy and self-confidence by developing a wearable light device capable of measuring specific vital signs of the elderly, detecting falls and location, and communicating automatically in real-time with his/her care provider in case of an emergency, wherever the older person happens to be, at home or outside.
AB - Recent advances in mobile positioning systems and telecommunications are providing the technology needed for the development of location-aware tele-care applications. This paper introduces CAALYX - Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment, an EU-funded project that aims at increasing older people's autonomy and self-confidence by developing a wearable light device capable of measuring specific vital signs of the elderly, detecting falls and location, and communicating automatically in real-time with his/her care provider in case of an emergency, wherever the older person happens to be, at home or outside.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33947415319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/1476-072X-6-9
DO - 10.1186/1476-072X-6-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 17352802
AN - SCOPUS:33947415319
SN - 1476-072X
VL - 6
JO - International Journal of Health Geographics
JF - International Journal of Health Geographics
M1 - 9
ER -