In-Home Monitoring Technology for Aging in Place: Scoping Review

• DOI: 10.2196/39005
• Publication Date: 2022-09-01T13:34:23Z
• Authors: Daejin Kim; Hongyi Bian; Carl K Chang; Liang Dong; Jennifer Margrett
• Keywords: Wearable Technology; Grey Literature

Background For successful aging-in-place strategy development, in-home monitoring technology is necessary as a new home modification strategy. Monitoring an older adult’s daily physical activity at can positively impact their health and well-being by providing valuable information about functional, cognitive, social status. However, it questionable how these technologies have changed the traditional residential environment. A comprehensive review of existing research findings should be utilized to characterize recent relative inform design considerations. Objective The main purpose this study was classify smart that monitor adults’ architecturally describe they are used in homes. Methods scoping method employed identify key characteristics for adults. In June 2021, four databases, including Web Science, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Scopus, were searched peer-reviewed articles pertaining We two search strings retrieve articles: types users. title, abstract, full-text screening, inclusion criteria original written English, on monitoring, detecting, recognizing, analyzing, or tracking human physical, emotional, behavior. exclusion included theoretical, conceptual, papers; studies wearable systems; qualitative research. Results This identified 30 published between 2016 2021 overviews technologies, (1) features (2) sensor locations data. First, we found six functions among reviewed papers: activities, abnormal behaviors, cognitive impairment, falls, indoor person positioning, sleep quality. Most (n=27 articles) focused functional analysis, such activities living, instrumental falls adults; few (n=3) covered interaction monitoring. Second, also 16 technologies. most common data encountered passive infrared motion sensors (n=21) contact (n=19), which behaviors bodily presence time spent activities. Specific each identified. Conclusions wide-ranging synthesis demonstrates within homes play essential role aging place, monitors identifies various health-related issues. provides summarization applied senior housing place. These will significant when developing strategies housing.