Does it work on Sundays, too? Healthcare technology for older people.
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2007-10-05
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The development of assisted living technology today lies within the realm of ambient computing making assistance automatic and the systems invisible Unfortunately this invisibility is also the reason why the users of these systems have no means to remedy even very simple fault situations By focusing on the needed complementarities between user control and automation we identify three main issues which are critical when introducing new technology in the homes of older people Individual need for representation of data the need for the user to construct a conceptual model of the system and the need for systems to change over time