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One in five older adults experience symptoms of depression and anxiety. Digital mental health interventions are promising in their ability to provide researchers, mental health professionals, clinicians, and patients with personalised tools for assessing their behaviour and seeking consultation, treatment, and peer support.
The article reviews recent research on new technologies for assisting the elderly based on Artificial Intelligence: Utilities for smart houses and Ambient Assisted Living, wearable and monitoring devices, virtual and augmented reality, and assistive robotics.
4 kwi 2022 · These devices are designed to assist seniors, enable independent living at home or in residential facilities, and improve quality of life by addressing age-related difficulties. Objective We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ATs on relevant outcomes with a focus on frail older adults.
18 wrz 2023 · There are many options available for different needs and preferences from textures to motion, engagement level, sounds and colours. Sensory tools such as fidget spinners or fidget toys can help some people with anxiety, focus and concentration, to emotional regulation and mindfulness.
21 maj 2021 · This paper provides a general overview of the literature regarding advanced assistive technologies devoted to improving elders' life. Recent studies on assistive robots and embodied...
7 wrz 2013 · We propose a multimodal fusion framework for affective sensing, which is evaluated on the real-world example of developing assistive technologies for depression diagnosis and monitoring. We show the increase in performance for depression detection when multiple signals are used as compared to unimodal signals only.
18 kwi 2023 · Researchers found that in-person interactions with friends, family, and health care providers were associated with fewer mental health concerns. In contrast, interactions using digital technologies, including emails and video calls, were associated with feelings of depression and anxiety about COVID-19.
