DigiHEALTH: Suite of Digital Solutions for Long-Term Healthy and Active Aging

Cristina Martin (), Isabel Amaya, Jordi Torres, Garazi Artola, Meritxell García, Teresa García-Navarro, Verónica De Ramos, Camilo Cortés, Jon Kerexeta, Maia Aguirre, Ariane Méndez, Luis Unzueta, Arantza Del Pozo, Nekane Larburu and Iván Macía
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Cristina Martin: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Isabel Amaya: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Jordi Torres: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Garazi Artola: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Meritxell García: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Teresa García-Navarro: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Verónica De Ramos: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Camilo Cortés: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Jon Kerexeta: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Maia Aguirre: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Ariane Méndez: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Luis Unzueta: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Arantza Del Pozo: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Nekane Larburu: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Iván Macía: Fundación Vicomtech, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi 57, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 13, 1-21

Abstract: The population in the world is aging dramatically, and therefore, the economic and social effort required to maintain the quality of life is being increased. Assistive technologies are progressively expanding and present great opportunities; however, given the sensitivity of health issues and the vulnerability of older adults, some considerations need to be considered. This paper presents DigiHEALTH, a suite of digital solutions for long-term healthy and active aging. It is the result of a fruitful trajectory of research in healthy aging where we have understood stakeholders’ needs, defined the main suite properties (that would allow scalability and interoperability with health services), and codesigned a set of digital solutions by applying a continuous reflexive cycle. At the current stage of development, the digital suite presents eight digital solutions to carry out the following: (a) minimize digital barriers for older adults (authentication system based on face recognition and digital voice assistant), (b) facilitate active and healthy living (well-being assessment module, recommendation system, and personalized nutritional system), and (c) mitigate specific impairments (heart failure decompensation, mobility assessment and correction, and orofacial gesture trainer). The suite is available online and it includes specific details in terms of technology readiness level and specific conditions for usage and acquisition. This live website will be continually updated and enriched with more digital solutions and further experiences of collaboration.

Keywords: older adults; active aging; healthy lifestyle; digital solutions; voice assistant; face recognition; gait analysis; risk prediction; recommendation system; well-being assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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