Authors:
Nathalie Bier
1
;
Mélanie Couture
2
;
Thomas Tannou
3
;
1
;
Carolina Bottari
1
;
Thomas Lihoreau
3
;
Hélène Pigot
4
;
Sylvia Pelayo
5
;
Xavier Ferrer
6
;
Rosalie Wang
7
;
Charles Gouin-Vallerand
4
;
Guy Paré
8
;
Sébastien Gaboury
9
;
Kevin Bouchard
9
;
Sandra Smele
2
and
Sylvain Giroux
4
Affiliations:
1
Université de Montréal, CIUSSS South-Central Montreal, Montréal, Canada
;
2
Centre de Recherche en Gérontologie Sociale, CIUSSS West Central Montreal, Côte St-Luc, Canada
;
3
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, INSERM CIC 1431, 25030, Besançon, France
;
4
DOMUS Laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
;
5
Université de Lille, Lille, France
;
6
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
;
7
Univerity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
;
8
HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada
;
9
LIARA Laboratory, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Canada
Keyword(s):
Smart Environment, Older Adults, Frailty, Social Isolation, Welfare Mix, Living Lab, Smart Cities, Action Design Research, Mixed Data.
Abstract:
In the context of an aging population, 5.6 million people in Canada are suffering from social isolation and this is a key factor contributing to frailty because it promotes the onset of cognitive impairment, depression, and dependency in older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic and the demands of social distancing have particularly affected older adults by increasing their exposure to social isolation and medical complications. In addition, the pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of the health and social services system and the importance of exploring community involvement and telehealth solutions – such as telemonitoring activities of daily living (ADLs). This paper presents the protocol of a living lab project that aims to co-develop a support model around the telemonitoring of ADLs at the scale of a city, Côte Saint-Luc. In particular, the project seeks to optimize older adults’ identification and use of resources available in the community. These resources include services from
the city, the health and social services system, and community organizations, and support from families and community volunteers. With the support of telemonitoring, this ecosystem could enable seniors to live at home for longer.
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