Open AccessInteractive CaringTV® supporting elderly living at home
Author(s) -
Paula Lehto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the australasian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1836-1935
DOI - 10.4066/amj.2013.1800
Subject(s) - everyday life , coping (psychology) , activities of daily living , social support , living lab , rehabilitation , health care , action (physics) , gerontology , psychology , medicine , applied psychology , nursing , computer science , human–computer interaction , social psychology , physical therapy , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , economic growth , political science , law , economics
Interactive CaringTV® is a Finnish innovation that was developed by Laurea University of Applied Sciences in 2006. CaringTV was developed through action research during three research projects. The aim of interactive CaringTV is to support the health and well-being of elderly people living in their own homes.