Ageing in a networked society - Social inclusion and mental stimulation

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Waterworth, John A ^a   Ballesteros, Soledad ^b   Peter, Christian ^c,d   Bieber, Gerald ^d   Kreiner, Andreas ^e   Wiratanaya, Andreas ^f   Polymenakos, Lazaros ^g   Wanche Politis, Sophia ^h   Capobianco, Michele ⁱ   Etxeberria, Igone ^j   Lundholm, Louise ^k  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d Fraunhofer Institut fur Graphische Datenverarbeitung Rostock   (Germany)

^e Modernfamilies Gmbh   (Austria)

^f CanControls   (Germany)

^g ATHENS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^h KMOP (Kendro Merimnas Oikoyenas Kai Pediou)   (Greece)

ⁱ Onda Communication SPA   (Italy)

^j Fundacion Instituto Gerontologico Matia (INGEMA)   (Spain)

^k Skellefteå kommun   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Activity monitoring; Affect; Agnes; Cognition; Pervasive assistance; Sensor fusion; Social network; User state detection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MONITORING; COGNITIVE DECLINE; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; ELDER CARE; ELDERLY PEOPLE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; SENSOR FUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL NETWORKS; STATE DETECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70450225598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1579114.1579160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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