Active and Assisted Living focuses on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to support people’s health and safety, increasing their autonomy and well-being, by means of providing services from the automatic supervision of medication to intelligent monitoring.
Continuous, dynamic process of reflection and dialogue between an individual, those close to them and their healthcare professionals, concerning the individual’s preferences and values concerning future treatment and care, including end-of-life care.
Active and Assisted Living focuses on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to support people’s health and safety, increasing their autonomy and well-being, by means of providing services from the automatic supervision of medication to intelligent monitoring.
(abbreviated to AAL)
Continuous, dynamic process of reflection and dialogue between an individual, those close to them and their healthcare professionals, concerning the individual’s preferences and values concerning future treatment and care, including end-of-life care.
(abbreviated to ACP)
The use of computer technology to make computers and other machines think and do things in the way that people can.
Software designed to be downloaded and used in a computer or touchscreen device (e.g. mobile phone, tablet)
The use of computer technology to make computers and other machines think and do things in the way that people can.
(Abbreviated to AI)
These tools use Artificial Intelligence and can be incorporated into the EPR and analyse clinical data to identify patients most at risk, for example, of dehydration or pressure sores.
Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living. A measure of independence in activities of daily living.
Internet enabled cognitive training allowing for personal comparison with other users
A complex health technology is a procedure or system developed through the application of organised knowledge and skills and aims to solve a health problem and to improve quality of lives. Examples of complex health technologies include the PACE intervention (INDUCT Project 11) and the ACP+ intervention (INDUCT Project 12)
(abbreviated to CGA)
(abbreviated to DHT)
Commonplace information communication technologies and their functions that most people would agree are widely available in homes and society.
e.g. make a call from a mobile phone, receive a mobile phone call, games on a smartphone, internet banking on a tablet computer etc.
An electronic set of information about a single patient
(Abbreviated to EPR)
(Abbreviated to e-PPI)
An electronic set of information about a single patient
Data collection method/ ‘digital diary’ using a mobile device or smartphone app to collect information on an individual’s behaviour, affect and social context in everyday life; can be used in an intervention approach to raise awareness for positivise activities through self-monitoring and to guide personalized feedback
Commonplace information communication technologies and their functions that most people would agree are widely available in homes and society.
e.g. make a call from a mobile phone, receive a mobile phone call, games on a smartphone, internet banking on a tablet computer etc.
Commonplace information communication technologies and their functions that most people would agree are widely available in homes and society.
e.g. make a call from a mobile phone, receive a mobile phone call, games on a smartphone, internet banking on a tablet computer etc.
(abbreviated to Everyday ICT or EICT)
Commonplace technologies that most people would agree are widely available in homes and society.
e.g. Microwave, television, ATM, ticket machine, elevator/lift, smartphone etc.
Self-perceived report assessing the ability of and (older) individual to use everyday technology
(abbreviated as S-ETUQ)
Physical exercise interactively combined with cognitive stimulation in a gaming environment (e.g., Wii Fit©). Exergaming relies on technology that tracks the participants’ body movement or reactions, which are fed back into the digital game, influencing the course of the game that is shown on the screen.
Data collection method/ ‘digital diary’ using a mobile device or smartphone app to collect information on an individual’s behaviour, affect and social context in everyday life; can be used in an intervention approach to raise awareness for positivise activities through self-monitoring and to guide personalized feedback
(Abbreviated to ESM)
Photos that are not personal (i.e. family photographs, or participants’ own photographs)
A set of planned, intentional activities that aim to put into practice evidence-informed policies and practices in real-world services (see www.implementation.eu)
Observational tool to understand the ability of an (older) individual to use everyday technology
(abbreviated to META)
Mild cognitive impairment is a condition in which someone has minor problems with cognition – their mental abilities such as memory or thinking.
For people with dementia and their caregivers.
For people with dementia and their caregivers
(abbreviated to MCSP)
Observational tool to understand the ability of an (older) individual to use everyday technology
Mild cognitive impairment is a condition in which someone has minor problems with cognition – their mental abilities such as memory or thinking.
(abbreviated to MCI)
A type of assessment used by clinicians to assist in the diagnosis of dementia, and to establish severity.
(Abbreviated to MMSE)
A type of assessment used by clinicians to assist in the diagnosis of dementia, and to establish severity.
Internet-based programs providing information and/or training, social and mental health support.
Palliative care is an approach that aims to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, psychosocial and spiritual.
Involving ordinary people and local communities in the planning, commissioning, delivery and evaluation of the health and social care services they receive.
(abbreviated to PPI)
Involving ordinary people and local communities in the planning, commissioning, delivery and evaluation of the health and social care services they receive.
An observational scale used by clinicians and caregivers to rate quality of life in persons with late-stage dementia.
An observational scale used by clinicians and caregivers to rate quality of life in persons with late-stage dementia.
(abbreviated to QUALID Scale)
Self-perceived report assessing the ability of and (older) individual to use everyday technology
Electronic tracking systems monitoring movements of wearers
Electronic tracking systems monitoring movements of wearers
Aligning processes. In this case; being flexible, to a certain extent, with the developed intervention-components to make them compatible with the existing processes in the nursing home.
This is what a user of a particular product experiences when using that product, in terms of usability, accessibility, and desirability.
(Abbreviated as UX)
This is what a user of a particular product experiences when using that product, in terms of usability, accessibility, and desirability.
Onset of dementia symptoms before the age of 65.
As training manager of INDUCT, I am responsible for the overall coordination and organization of the individual and network-wide training of our 15 ESRs. My main task is the organization of five INDUCT Summer and Winter Schools. Together with the local and management team, we identify needs and interests among the ESRs, compose a varied program for the week including training sessions, project meetings and social and networking events, invite academic and non-academic expert speakers, organize practical matters, and afterwards we evaluate the event, write a report, and try to incorporate all suggestions in our future training events.
As the INDUCT project manager, most of my tasks have been ‘behind the scenes’. I have been responsible for submitting scientific deliverables, writing reports for the funder, negotiating deadlines and updating the EU Portal. A project manager functions as a middleman between the EC Project Officer, beneficiaries, partners and ESRs.