ICT4Life has held 9 Consortium meetings to coordinate the efforts required to fulfil the envisaged tasks of the project.
The analysis of end-users functional and technical requirements was completed in the first year considering both legal and ethical perspectives. The research methodology was based on patients’ diaries and on interviews with caregivers. Additionally, a Research Book for all involved countries has been created to gather information for data analysis.
Sensor data acquisition has been developed to detect abnormal behaviour, based on knowledge generated by data fusion techniques and machine learning. Decision support techniques have been implemented offering results to professionals and sending notifications.
The implementation of services for end-users has a strong focus on medication, training, social support and communication tools with the objective of:
• Supporting patients in their daily life at home through training, reminders, social services, personalised recommendations and communication with caregivers and professionals;
• Providing caregivers with patients’ updated information, focused training, risk and emergency alerts and communication with professionals and patients;
• Providing professionals with patients’ data evolution and alerts; strengthening care coordination and communication flows with caregivers and patients.
ICT4Life platform enables to access these services through personalised interfaces for mobile, web and Smart TV. It has been tested in three pilot sites (Hungary, France and Spain) in three different environments (home, day-care centre and rehabilitation centre) gathering results through the Research Book tools and targeted online surveys to end-users.
Overview of results:
ICT4Life platform development is based on the following principles: personalisation, flexibility, modularity, scalability, usability and accessibility. These principles address exploitation as the developed solutions can be adapted to diverse market needs and opportunities. ICT4Life can approach the market as a complete platform or with specific modules and functionalities to better respond to stakeholders’ needs.
Exploitation and Dissemination:
ICT4Life dissemination and exploitation of results contributed to creating an ecosystem gathering stakeholders of different background with the aim of fostering the interaction among them. ICT4Life focused on end-users’ engagement using tailored communication means and channels, that make the ICT4Life platform a reference in the European health sector. ICT4Life is committed with the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA). In this framework, ICT4Life has collaborated in a white paper providing recommendations on how to involve caregivers into the co-creation process. ICT4Life has been identified as a good-practice contributing to advancing the Europe leadership role in personalised services for integrated care. European health systems are diverse in terms of structure, governance, funding and provision of care. This diversity increases the complexity and requires a tailored approach to successfully exploit the technology in each region or country. The Platform has the flexibility and modularity to adapt the functionality and content to diverse market scenarios.
