| Issue |
MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 44, 2016
2016 International Conference on Electronic, Information and Computer Engineering
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| Article Number | 02011 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Electronics, Information and Engineering Application | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20164402011 | |
| Published online | 08 March 2016 | |
Development of a Health Care Information System for the Elderly at Home
1
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
2
Shanghai University Of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, China
a Corresponding author: wd_lulu@163.com
The growing population aging is a serious social problem in the world today. Accidental death at home is increasing because abnormal conditions can not be discovered in time, especially to the elderly who live alone. Besides, according to statistics, over 80 percent of the elderly need the service of home care in China. A health care information system for the elderly at home is developed to monitor the real–time state of the elderly remotely in this thesis. The system can show the current positions of the elderly in the house and judge whether they are in dangerous locations or have dangerous activities. In the case of emergency, the elderly can press the emergency button. The system also provides some help for the elderly’s daily life. The system offers the advantage for living at home more safely and more comfortably, and has better application prospect
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