Smart homes and home health monitoring technologies for older adults: A systematic review

Highlights • Technology readiness for smart home and health monitoring technologies is low. • High level of evidence for monitoring function, cognitive and mental health. • Minimal evidence technology predicts disability, prevents falls, helps quality of life. • Conflicting evidence home health tech...

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Published in:	International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Vol. 91; pp. 44 - 59
Main Authors:	Liu, Lili, Stroulia, Eleni, Nikolaidis, Ioanis, Miguel-Cruz, Antonio, Rios Rincon, Adriana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-07-2016
Subjects:	Aged Biomedical Technology - instrumentation Biomedical Technology - methods eHealth Frail elderly Geriatrics - instrumentation Geriatrics - methods Gerontechnology Home Care Services Humans Independent Living Internal Medicine Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation Monitoring, Physiologic - methods Other Smart homes Telehealth Telemedicine - instrumentation Telemedicine - methods Gerontechnology Frail elderly Telehealth eHealth Smart homes
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Summary:	Highlights • Technology readiness for smart home and health monitoring technologies is low. • High level of evidence for monitoring function, cognitive and mental health. • Minimal evidence technology predicts disability, prevents falls, helps quality of life. • Conflicting evidence home health technologies help conditions of COPD.
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ISSN:	1386-5056 1872-8243
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.04.007