The Portal Monitor: A Privacy-Aware Event-Driven System for Elder Care

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Author(s): John F. Duncan (Indiana University, USA), L. Jean Camp (Indiana University, USA)and William R. Hazlewood (Indiana University, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 17
Source title: Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Röcker (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)and Martina Ziefle (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-180-5.ch010

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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The authors describe an innovative monitoring system designed for elder care. This system is an example of privacy-aware design that addresses specific risks based on gerontology literature and confirmed by focus groups with representations of the target group. The design emphasizes data transparency, minimizes data collection and storage, and balances elder control with elder risks. By being event-driven, this monitor enables a caregiver to react more efficiently than with passive monitoring technologies such as traditional security cameras. By reducing cognitive load, the system empowers caregivers, and allows them to provide a higher quality of care – thus allowing the elder to remain in their home as long as possible. The authors make innovative use of arguably the most pervasive communications infrastructure – the cellular network – to enhance elder autonomy without sacrificing their privacy.

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