Essays about: "Assisting elderly people"
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1. THE USE OF BIKEAROUND AND IMPACT ON WELL-BEING IN OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN A NURSING HOME : EXPERIENCES OF THE NURSING STAFF
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : Aims: The thesis aimed to describe the utilization of BikeAround and its impact on health and wellbeing in older people living in a nursing home. Methods: Six nursing staff were interviewed by phone or skype, in line with an interview guide. The transcribed interviews analyzed with qualitative content analysis. READ MORE
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2. CONCEPT FOR A PORTABLE ASSISTIVE LIFTING SEAT
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, IndustridesignAbstract : This project consists of the design of a concept for a portable assistive seat in collaboration with IKEA. The aim of the project is to create a solution that fits within the Omtänksam family of products and shares the company’s values of what is so-called Democratic Design: Form - Quality - Low Price - Function – Sustainability The Omtänksam Family is focused on products that can help the elderly to have a more comfortable life while blending with the home environment. READ MORE
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3. Why do elderly not use socialmedia? : An investigation of the elderly’s attitudes to HCI.
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : How do social media and internet usage look like in the eyes of ageing people, specifically those at the age of 80 years or above that live independently? What technologies are most interesting to them and why? What do they struggle with that could lead them to avoid specific technologies or to prefer one technology more than others? The reason of the study was to get an insight of elderlies attitudes, regarding technologies in general and social media specifically, to know what hinders those seniors to be excluded of the recent technologies and to not be plugged into cyberspace. The specific questions that the research wanted to answer were “What are the actual barriers for internet use among the elderly?” and “Also, what could be done to address these barriers?”. READ MORE
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4. A Multi-Function Walker for Assisting Elderly Mobility
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknikAbstract : The walker is regarded as a promising solution to provide additional support to maintain balance or stability while walking for elderly people. Significant assistance in improving mobility technology have been observed from literature review. READ MORE
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5. Sensor fusion for automatic control of a Bestic robot
University essay from KTH/ReglerteknikAbstract : Designing robots capable of assisting elderly or people with disabilities in their daily life is a challenging and wide task. Many steps of the daily life require assistance as your autonomy diminishes. One of them is eating and that is why for a long time, there has been researches on robots assisting people during their meals. READ MORE
