Solutions to master the demographic change : ambient assisted living for the elderly / Franz Gosch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gosch, Franz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demographic transition.

Population--Mathematical models.

Population.

Population policy--Mathematical models.

Population policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How will the Western World manage to master the implications of the demographic change? The answer to this may be Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) that becomes the topic of this research study. The aim of the research is to present the field of AAL with relation to home care. Furthermore, the work of the European Union (EU) in the field of AAL is presented as the EU is a major key player in enhancing research on AAL solutions that help meeting the demands of the future. Moreover, a categorization scheme of AAL solutions is developed through research evidence. Additionally, characteristics of a su

Contents:

Solutions to master the Demographic Change; Table of contents; List of abbreviations; List of figures, boxes and tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Central research question and research objectives; 1.3 Methodological approach and structure of the study; 2 Theoretical framework; 2.1 Diffusion of Innovations Theory; 2.2 The application of the Diffusion of Innovations theory; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Nature of the research; 3.2 Steps in the research procedure; 3.3 Review of EU policies, projects, and initiatives; 3.4 Review of studies on AAL; 3.5 Reliability and validity; 4 Results

4.1 EU actions towards AAL (results of document analysis)4.2 Ambient Assisted Living at a glance (results of systematic literature review); 4.3 Main results; 5 Discussion; 5.1 Discussion of AAL on grounds of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory; 5.2 Discussion of methods; 5.3 Answer to the research question; 5.4 Recommendations and conclusion; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed April 15, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-95489-611-7

OCLC:

871779999