My-active and healthy ageing (My-AHA): An ICT platform to detect frailty risk and propose intervention

Alessandro Vercelli; Innocenzo Rainero; Mathew J Summers; Ludovico Ciferri; Helios De Rosario; Rainer Wieching; Stephan Bandelow; Marco Bazzani; Georg Aumayr

doi:10.23919/SOFTCOM.2017.8115505

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My-active and healthy ageing (My-AHA): An ICT platform to detect frailty risk and propose intervention

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My-active and healthy ageing (My-AHA): An ICT platform to detect frailty risk and propose intervention

Alessandro Vercelli, Innocenzo Rainero, Mathew J Summers, Ludovico Ciferri, Helios De Rosario, Rainer Wieching, Stephan Bandelow, Marco Bazzani and Georg Aumayr

Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks, SoftCOM 2017, pp.443-446

International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks, SoftCOM 2017, 25th (Split, Croatia, 21-Sep-2017–23-Sep-2017)

IEEE Publishing Inc.

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/SOFTCOM.2017.8115505

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Stemming from a holistic view of interrelated frailties, cognitive decline, physical frailty, depression and anxiety, social isolation and poor sleep quality, My-AHA proposes an ICT platform for early detection of pre-frailty and intervention to sustain active and healthy ageing and slowing or reversing further decline. The main aim of My-AHA is to reduce frailty risk by improving physical activity and cognitive function, psychological state, social resources, nutrition, sleep and overall well-being in older adults with pre-frailty symptoms. It will empower older citizens to better manage their own health, providing new ways of health monitoring and disease prevention through individualized profiling and personalized recommendations, feedback and support. An ICT-based platform will detect defined risks in the frailty domains early and accurately via non-stigmatising embedded sensors and data readily available in the daily living environment of older adults. When risk is detected (pre-frail), My-AHA will provide targeted ICT-based interventions. These interventions will follow an integrated approach to motivate users to participate in physical exercise, cognitively stimulating games and social networking to achieve long-term behavioural change, sustained by continued end user engagement with My-AHA. A randomized controlled study (RCT), involving 300 subjects receiving intervention, and 300 controls from many EU and non EU countries, to evaluate intercultural aspects, is ongoing in order to evaluate efficacy of the my-AHA platform. The ultimate aim is to deliver significant innovation in the area of active and healthy ageing through cooperation between European health care organizations, SMEs, and NGOs.1 © 2017 University of Split, FESB.

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Title: My-active and healthy ageing (My-AHA): An ICT platform to detect frailty risk and propose intervention
Authors: Alessandro Vercelli (Author) - University of Torino, Italy
Innocenzo Rainero (Author) - University of Torino, Italy
Mathew J Summers (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Ludovico Ciferri (Author) - International University of Japan, Japan
Helios De Rosario (Author) - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Rainer Wieching (Author) - University Seigen, Germany
Stephan Bandelow (Author) - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Marco Bazzani (Author) - Istituto Supeiore Mario Boella, Italy
Georg Aumayr (Author) - Johanniter International, Austria
Publication details: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks, SoftCOM 2017, pp.443-446
Conference details: International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks, SoftCOM 2017, 25th (Split, Croatia, 21-Sep-2017–23-Sep-2017)
Publisher: IEEE Publishing Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.23919/SOFTCOM.2017.8115505
ISSN: 1847-358X; 1847-358X
Organisation Unit: School of Health; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451397602621
Output Type: Conference paper

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