Assistive Technologies (AT) are an application area where several Artificial Intelligence techniques and tools have been successfully applied to support elderly or impeded people on their daily activities. However, approaches to AT tend to center in ...
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Oct 29, 2014
BACKGROUND: Identification of the risk of recurrent falls is complex in older adults. The aim of this study was to examine the efficiency of 3 artificial neural networks (ANNs: multilayer perceptron [MLP], modified MLP, and neuroevolution of augmenti...
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Apr 28, 2014
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usability of a mobile telepresence robot (MTR) in a hospital training apartment (HTA). The MTR was manoeuvred remotely and was used for communication when assessing independent living skills, and for security monitoring of co...
Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
Sep 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: Social isolation and loneliness are significant risk factors for poor mental health in older adults, particularly those living alone with cognitive impairment. Socially assistive robots (SARs) offer a promising approach to enhance social ...
OBJECTIVE: Identifying cognitive impairment early enough could support timely intervention of cognitive impairment and facilitate successful cognitive aging. We aimed to build more precise prediction models for cognitive function using less variable ...
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
Jun 10, 2025
BACKGROUND: As the global population ages healthcare challenges are escalating. Frailty, a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased reserve and resilience to stressors, is critically linked to adverse health outcomes in older adults. However, art...
Cognitive frailty (CF), a clinical syndrome involving both physical frailty (PF) and impaired cognition (IC), is associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults. This study aimed to identify key predictors of CF and develop a machine learning...
BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of people aged 65 years and older may require help with daily activities such as eating, bathing, and getting in and out of bed or a chair. Walking-assist wearable robots have shown significant improvements in physical function...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As the global population continues to age, aging in place (AIP) has emerged as an essential strategy to help older adults live safely and independently within their communities. Although artificial intelligence (AI) holds p...
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