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Acceptance of Ambient Assisted Living Solutions in Everyday Life

Acceptance of Ambient Assisted Living Solutions in Everyday Life
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Author(s): Annette Spellerberg (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)and Lynn Schelisch (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 22
Source title: E-Health, Assistive Technologies and Applications for Assisted Living: Challenges and Solutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Röcker (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)and Martina Ziefle (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-469-1.ch009

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Abstract

The aim of “Ambient Assisted Living” -devices is to increase comfort and safety and to provide support for elderly people in their homes. In a housing estate in Kaiserslautern, Germany, a touch screen tablet-PC called PAUL (Personal Assistive Unit for Living), numerous sensors and an EIB/KNX-Bus were installed in 20 apartments. Within the framework of the project “Assisted Living”, Urban Sociologists from the University of Kaiserslautern analyzed the elderly people’s experiences and acceptance of the implemented home automation devices, especially of the tablet-PC over a period of two years of usage. Besides technical aspects social issues like community building are focused in the project. The main results of the project will be presented in the chapter.

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