Abstract
The water alteration is one of the most frequent reasons for hospital admissions in our society and results in health problems that involves other pathologies. Prevent this problem can result in huge benefits in health and potential cost savings for healthcare organizations. The European project AQUATIME, funded by the Active Assisted Living (AAL) Programme, built a new IoT-enabled solution to monitor and motivate elderly people and provide an overview for caretakers of the hydration status of elderly. This tool can be very useful in residential contexts for the elderly, where the population is usually quite large, in terms of the ratio of workers / caregivers and their needs are usually greater. AQUATIME tool is composed by an intelligent puck connected to a container that quantities the intake of liquids through an application, recording in real time the volume of liquids consumed by each user. We aimed at studying the level of satisfaction of different users who have used the tool through both the evaluation of the fluid intake recorded by the device and the level of satisfaction from users. User satisfaction was measured through different surveys in a qualitative cross-sectional experimental study that involves 15 users. In general, user satisfaction was very positive and increased awareness of fluid intake, providing preliminary data about the potential benefit of this tool in preventing dehydration in older adults. Further trials are planned for shedding light on this topic.
Presenters
Jonathan Gomez RajaChief Scientific Officer, Scientific Coordination, FundeSalud, Government of Extremadura, Spain Manuel Cid
Intersectorial Programs Sociosanitary, SOCIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, Badajoz, Spain
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
KEYWORDS
Active and Healthy Aging, Dehydration, IoT, Integrated care
