caa a22 4500 445297379 CHVBK 20180317142546.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20101001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12243-010-0165-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12243-010-0165-3 Using smartphones to address the needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease [Elektronische Daten] [Nicola Armstrong, Chris Nugent, George Moore, Dewar Finlay] Studies have shown that within today's society, the number of old and very old people is rapidly increasing alongside the average life expectancy. As trends in life expectancy increase, the number of age-related impairments and incidence of chronic disease within the older population is also expected to rise. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most frequently occurring diseases within the elderly population. AD involves the death of brain cells, which in turn impacts on a person's memory, language, and thought. With the number of AD cases worldwide expected to increase, demands in health and social care will also rise. A potential solution to these demands for care provision is the use of smartphone technology. Smartphone handsets now offer the potential for explicit and implicit interactions using buttons, touch screens, motion sensing, and voice recognition. This alongside high degrees of connectivity supports handsets to capture, analyze, and distribute large amounts of data securely across great distances. A major benefit of smartphones is their ability to connect and interact with other devices through wireless communications along with supporting a variety of software applications. Therefore, considering the opportunities provided by this broadening of the modes of interaction, functionality, and the connected nature of mobile phones, a more clinically valid approach to smartphone technology is being investigated. Institut Télécom and Springer-Verlag, 2010 Assistive technology nationallicence Alzheimer's disease (AD) nationallicence Independent living nationallicence Mobile phone nationallicence Smartphone nationallicence Armstrong Nicola Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut Nugent Chris Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut Moore George Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut Finlay Dewar Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut annals of telecommunications - annales des télécommunications Springer-Verlag 65/9-10(2010-10-01), 485-495 0003-4347 65:9-10<485 2010 65 12243 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-010-0165-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-010-0165-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Armstrong Nicola Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nugent Chris Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moore George Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Finlay Dewar Computer Science Research Institute, School of Computing and Mathematics, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- annals of telecommunications - annales des télécommunications Springer-Verlag 65/9-10(2010-10-01), 485-495 0003-4347 65:9-10<485 2010 65 12243 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer