CATEGORY: eHealth, eCare, Personal Health Systems, COPD, MCI, Frailty
SOURCE: Wireless Pers Commun 97, 1835-1875 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-017-4656-7
eWALL: An Open-Source Cloud-Based eHealth Platform for Creating Home Caring Environments for Older Adults Living with Chronic Diseases or Frailty
Sofoklis Kyriazakos, Ramjee Prasad, Albena Mihovska, Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis, Harm op den Akker, Hermie Hermens, Paolo Barone, Alessandro Mamelli, Samuele de Domenico, Matthias Pocs, Andrej Grguric, Miran Mosmondor, Dina Simunic, Antun Kerner, Nikola Zaric, Milica Pejanović-Djurišić, Vladimir Poulkov, Krasimir Tochev, Beatrix Zechmann, Markus Garschall, Angeliki Angeletou, Stefano Bonassi, Francesco Infarinato, Octavian Fratou, Alexandru Vulpe, Carmen Voicu, Liljana Gavrilovska & Vladimir Atanasovski
Abstract
Independent living of older adults is one of the main challenges linked to the ageing population. Especially those living with diseases like COPD, MCI or frailty, need more support in everyday life and this is by itself a big societal challenge with impact in multiple sectors. In this paper we present eWALL, an innovative open-source eHealth platform that aims to address these challenges by means of an advanced cloud-based infrastructure. eWALL is designed in an innovative manner and achieved technical breakthroughs in eHealth platforms, while prioritizing user and market needs that are often abandoned and are the major reason for technically sound solutions that fail. We consider this as an opportunity and we aim to change the eHealth systems’ experience for older adults and break the barriers for the penetration of ICT solutions.
Keywords: eHealth, eCare, Personal Health Systems, COPD, MCI, Frailty