Advanced technology care innovation for older people in Italy: Necessity and opportunity to promote health and wellbeing

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 457-466

  Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^a   Abbatecola, Angela M ^a   Bevilacqua, Roberta ^a   Chiatti, Carlos ^a   Corsonello, Andrea ^a   Rossi, Lorena ^a   Bustacchini, Silvia ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home automation; Home care and institution based healthcare monitoring; Robotics

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEVICES; ELDERLY CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; REMOTE SENSING; ROBOTICS; SATISFACTION; SELF HELP DEVICE; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84903205715     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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