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Health Care 4.0: challenges for the elderly with IoT
| Summary: | This chapter makes a critical and reflective literature review about the problem related to the most info excluded population: the elderly. To this end, proposals and challenges are presented related to emerging technologies, in general, and, regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) and Assistive Environments (AAL) in order to promote conditions for a better quality of life. In terms of quality of life, there was a concern to highlight healthcare associated with digital platforms and digital applications that will be the future of the concept we call eHealth 4.0. In this context, potentialities and opportunities were presented, but at the same time critical reflections were also presented. In summary, it can be said that there is an urgency to provide the elderly with digital skills so that they can take advantage of these new emerging technologies so that they can enjoy a better quality of life during their aging process. |
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| Main Authors: | Gil, Henrique |
| Other Authors: | Patrício, Maria Armanda Lopes de Oliveira Ribeiro |
| Subject: | Elderly e-Health Internet of Things Ambient assisted living Digital literacy Idosos e-Saúde Internet das Coisas Ambientes assistivos Literacia digital |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | book part |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Politécnica de Castelo Branco |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Científico da Universidade Politécnica de Castelo Branco |
| Summary: | This chapter makes a critical and reflective literature review about the problem related to the most info excluded population: the elderly. To this end, proposals and challenges are presented related to emerging technologies, in general, and, regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) and Assistive Environments (AAL) in order to promote conditions for a better quality of life. In terms of quality of life, there was a concern to highlight healthcare associated with digital platforms and digital applications that will be the future of the concept we call eHealth 4.0. In this context, potentialities and opportunities were presented, but at the same time critical reflections were also presented. In summary, it can be said that there is an urgency to provide the elderly with digital skills so that they can take advantage of these new emerging technologies so that they can enjoy a better quality of life during their aging process. |
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