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Table 4 Impacts of technical solutions to care givers

From: Contributions of ambient assisted living for health and quality of life in the elderly and care services - a qualitative analysis from the experts’ perspective of care service professionals

Technical Solution

Impact of AAL

Dimension

AAL General

• Have additional spare time for caring relatives

Physical/mental

Aids for mobilization and relocation

• Less burdening for care staff

Physical

Behaviour recognition

• Better focus on needs possible

Organizational

Electrical doors

• Easy access to client

Mental

Emergency call systems

• Reaction if threatening event

Organizational

Fall detection systems

• Reaction if threatening event

Organizational

Location detections

• Finding lost elderly very fast

Organizational

Monitoring systems for analysis of activity and behaviour

• Optimize supportive actions

Organizational

Systems for recording vital data

• Preservation of resources by enabling people

Organizational