Eldercare Technology in a Silver Culture Village

LES_Cloud - Advanced Eldercare Technology and Creative Space

The aim of this project is to create ten smart devices that involve combining an interactive art environment with IC technology, arts and health administration. Investigators invited the elderly residents of Chang Gung Health and Culture Village to participate in the application of these devices, and participants were also requested to complete a technology acceptance model (TAM) questionnaire for these smart devices.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

According to statistics in Taiwan, by 2050, one-third population of Taiwan citizens will be over 65 years old. By the definition in World Health Organization, "Active aging" is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance the quality of life as people age. Active aging aims to extend healthy life expectancy and quality of life for all people as they age.

Chang Gung Health and Culture Village is one of the largest and most experienced aged care and retirement living providers in Taiwan.In this project, for promoting the successful aging of elderly residents, investigators will integrate health management systems and wireless sensor networks, physiological telemetry, learning and exercise behavior in Chang Gung Health and Culture Village. The investigators expect to build a Intelligent Care Facilities space for Elders base on exercise and rehabilitation with ten smart devices that involve combining an interactive art environment with computer science technology, multimedia applications and health administration in three years. Investigators invited the elderly residents to participate in the application of these devices, thereby increasing participants' physical activity and improving the physiological conditions. Participants were also requested to complete a technology acceptance model (TAM) questionnaire for these smart devices.

With respect to old age, long-term care is the human rights. How to provide an excellent eldercare to the elder people is a challenge. "Elder care", "Technology", "Art", "Medicine", a team of interdisciplinary experts is required to achieve this goal. The products of this study will promote an excellent elder care, in the setting of their choice by offering older people the information, services and support needed to make choices which enhance health, well-being and independence. In addition to analyze the acceptance model of intelligent care facilities for elders, the investigators expect the experience can help academic and industrial circles to research and develop care facilities for elders in the future.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 39
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • TaoYuan county, Taiwan, 333
    • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• elderly who lived in the Chang Gung Health and Culture Village

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability to complete questionnaires

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Questionnaire; technology acceptance model (TAM) questionnaire	Other: Questionnaire; The elderly participated in the application of smart devices and requested to complete technology acceptance model (TAM) questionnaires for these devices.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
TAM Questionnaire	The Design Quality and Interface positively raised Awareness of Fun for the elderly participants in these smart devices, and the Perceived Usefulness positively affects the participants' willingness to use the devices.	3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Alice MK Wong, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 14, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): March 20, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 21, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 19, 2017
• Last Verified: June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Active aging; Elder care; Intelligent Care Facilities for Elders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 100-1075B