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To what extent does the AI robot Moflin have the potential to be used as an instrument for activation therapies in institutions for the older people?
The Easierphone app is designed to make it easier for older people to use their smartphones through simplified functions and navigation. The app can be used both individually by an older person and in tandem with the support of a carer (via remote access to the app).
International Expertise from Switzerland for Innovative Solutions for an Ageing Society
AGE-INT is the largest national research project dealing with the challenges and opportunities of demographic change in a practice-oriented manner with a trans- and interdisciplinary project team in the three largest language regions of Switzerland.
Against the background of a significant increase in internet use by older people (65+), also on mobile devices, the project addresses the question of what effects the use of WhatsApp has on the subjectively experienced quality and the shaping of social relationships of users aged 65+.
The robotic seal PARO was developed in Japan for therapeutic use with people suffering from dementia. In a current project, the Interdisciplinary Competence Centre Ageing is investigating the effect of PARO in an expanded context.
A needs assessment is to be carried out to find out how community residents aged 65+ would like to live and reside and what needs arise in this context.
As part of the "Smart Cuff" project, the IKOA, in cooperation with various project partners, is conducting field tests of wearable medical devices that use sensors to measure and record various vital data, such as blood pressure or temperature.
On behalf of the retirement home Rotmonten (SG), the IAF conducted a comprehensive satisfaction survey of residents of the retirement home and their relatives.
