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| Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH | UNKNOWN |
| University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien | UNKNOWN |
| Austrian Research Promotion Agency | OTHER_GOV |
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In this research project a module based Ambient Assisted Living solution will be provided to elderly living in assisted living homes. Those products and services seek to impact quality of life of the elderly and have positive effects on their environment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Users of ModuLAAr | A group of volunteers (aged 60+), living in assisted living homes, will be provided with module based technical solutions to improve their independency and quality of life. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System | Device | The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs: tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes of quality of life and subjective health | multidimensional outcome assessment of quality of life: Quality of life is assessed by the questionnaires of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD) as well as with semi-structured qualitative interviews. Subjective health is assessed by EQ-5D VAS of the Euroqol-Organization. | 4 and 1 months before intervention. 1, 4 and 12 months after intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in technology acceptance and usability | qualitative evaluation according to the technology acceptance model (TAM) and usability questionnaire | 1, 12 and 18 months after intervention |
| Impact and changes on socio-economic parameters |
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elderly residents of assisted living homes aged 60 and above
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Barbara Prazak-Aram, Mag. | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Wiener Neustadt | Lower Austria | 2700 | Austria |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25047720 | Derived | Siegel C, Prazak-Aram B, Kropf J, Kundi M, Dorner T. Evaluation of a modular scalable system for silver-ager located in assisted living homes in Austria--study protocol of the ModuLAAr ambient assisted living project. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 21;14:736. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-736. |
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| Website of the ModuLAAr project | View source |
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| Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) |
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user-questionnaire with socio-economic and socio-demographic parameters: (gender, income, housing conditions, level of education, level of social support, working experience, medicine intake, chronic diseases, frequency of falls, health threatening events).
Semi-structured qualitative interviews using the delphi method will be conducted.
| 4 months before intervention. 4 and 12 months after intervention |