Smart Homes and Ambient Assisted Living Applications: From Data to KnowledgeEmpowering or Overwhelming Older Adults?

G. Demiris; H. Thompson

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638738

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents

Yearb Med Inform 2011; 20(01): 51-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638738

Working Group Contribution

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Smart Homes and Ambient Assisted Living Applications: From Data to KnowledgeEmpowering or Overwhelming Older Adults?

Contribution of the IMIA Smart Homes and Ambiant Assisted Living Working Group

G. Demiris

¹IMIA Working Group on Smart Homes and Ambiant Assisted Living Chair, Biomedical and Health Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Washington

²Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington

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H. Thompson

²Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington

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Keywords

Smart homes - ambient assisted living - shared decision making - personal health record - gerontology - geriatrics

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