Assistive Technology to Promote Active Lifestyle among Elderly with Cognitive Impairment

Keywords

Assistive technology, activities of daily living, active lifestyle, older adults, cognitive impairment

Abstract

Advancement of technological applications in the appropriate manner could certainly be very beneficial for diverse community, regardless of age. Older adults are typically associated with the deterioration of cognitive domain which might cause them to be diagnosed with the neurodegenerative diseases. Although there is no evident cure for these diseases, but its progressions can be delayed by maintaining an active lifestyle. This paper attempts to review and summarize recent research and developments of the potential use of technology as an aid or tool to encourage elderly with the cognitive impairment to live an independent active lifestyle. The retained performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) is the key to an active lifestyle among elderly. The paper concludes with a brief discussion on the significant of technological application in assisting the elderly mainly with cognitive impairment to perform ADLs, as well as maintaining the good quality of life

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rosalam Che Me
AU  - Venere Ferraro
AU  - Alessandro Biamonti
AU  - Ruhaizin Sulaiman
AU  - Azrol Kassim
AU  - Khairul Manami Kamarudin
AU  - Hassan Alli
AU  - Indastri Saion
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - Assistive Technology to Promote Active Lifestyle among Elderly with Cognitive Impairment
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Bandung Creative Movement International Conference on Creative Industries 2018 (5th BCM 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 455
EP  - 463
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125910969
ID  - CheMe2019/07
ER  -