Rees, J., Matcham, F., Probst, F. et al. (5 more authors) (2023) Wearables, sensors and the future of technology to detect and infer loneliness in older adults. Gerontechnology, 22 (2). ISSN 1569-1101
Abstract
Loneliness is a growing concern affecting the health and quality of life of older adults living in the community. Addressing loneliness in ageing populations is an important policy priority. Central to this is the detection of type and severity of loneliness. Advancement in technology provides an opportunity for loneliness to be inferred through physiological and behavioural changes. In this article, we provide an overview of the current evidence on wearable and sensor technologies to detect loneliness in older adults including reviewing physiological measures of loneliness. Two recent reviews have highlighted how loneliness in older adults can be inferred using in-home sensors and smartphones. However, ethical and privacy issues remain an unaddressed issue in the development of technologies to measure loneliness in this population. Ongoing research is working to address this through the development a new multi-functional sensor which can be used in fabrics and textiles in the home to measure loneliness in people age 65 and over. We present an overview of the DEsign for healthy ageing: A smart system to decrease LONELINESS for older people (DELONELINESS) study.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | loneliness, older adults, ageing, technology, measurement |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/W031442/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2024 10:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2024 10:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4017/gt.2023.22.2.ree.08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Society for Gerontechnology |
Identification Number: | 10.4017/gt.2023.22.2.ree.08 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207012 |