Barriers and Facilitators of Ambient Assisted Living Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

Gastón Márquez () and Carla Taramasco
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Gastón Márquez: Departamento de Electrónica e Informática, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Millennium Nucleus on Sociomedicine, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Carla Taramasco: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Millennium Nucleus on Sociomedicine, Viña del Mar 2520000, Chile

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Ambient Assisted Living Systems (AALSs) use information and communication technologies to support care for the growing population of older adults. AALSs focus on providing multidimensional support to families, primary care facilities, and patients to improve the quality of life of the elderly. The literature has studied the qualities of AALSs from different perspectives; however, there has been little discussion regarding the operational experience of developing and deploying such systems. This paper presents a literature review based on the PRISMA methodology regarding operational facilitators and barriers of AALSs. This study identified 750 papers, of which 61 were selected. The results indicated that the selected studies mentioned more barriers than facilitators. Both barriers and facilitators concentrate on aspects of developing and configuring the technological infrastructure of AALSs. This study organizes and describes the current literature on the challenges and opportunities regarding the operation of AALSs in practice, which translates into support for practitioners when developing and deploying AALSs.

Keywords: Ambient Assisted Living Systems; barriers; facilitators (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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