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Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Prerequisites: Assistive Technologies Between User Centered Assistance and 'Technicalization'; References; 2 Living Safely and Actively in and Around the Home: Four Applied Examples from Avatars and Ambient Cubes to Active Walkers; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 DALIA-Assistant for Daily Life Activities at Home; 2.2.1 Overview and Aims; 2.2.2 Implementation; 2.2.3 Evaluation and Feedback; 2.2.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learnt; 2.3 RelaxedCare-Unobtrusive Connection in Care Situations; 2.3.1 Overview and Aims; 2.3.2 Implementation; 2.3.3 Evaluation and Feedback.
2.3.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learned2.4 Confidence-Mobility Safeguarding Assistance Service with Community Functionality for People with Dementia; 2.4.1 Overview and Aims; 2.4.2 Evaluation and Feedback; 2.4.3 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; 2.5 iWalkActive-The Active Walker for Active People; 2.5.1 Overview and Aims; 2.5.1.1 Why iWalkActive?; 2.5.1.2 Problems Identified by the End Users; 2.5.2 Implementation; 2.5.2.1 E-drive; 2.5.2.2 Localisation; 2.5.2.3 Seamless Transition; 2.5.2.4 Open Data Integration; 2.5.2.5 Navigation; 2.5.3 Evaluation and Feedback; 2.5.3.1 Lab Tests.
2.5.3.2 User Field Trials2.5.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Using Gaze Control for Communication and Environment Control: How to Find a Good Position and Start Working; Abstract; 3.1 Who Can Use Gaze Control?; 3.2 Why Is Communication Important?; 3.3 How Gaze Control Works; 3.4 Gaze Control as an Access Method; 3.5 What Are the Prerequisites for Using Gaze Control?; 3.6 How to Achieve Good Positioning; 3.7 What to Watch Out for in Tests; 3.8 How Does Environment Control Work?; 3.9 Training Materials for Gaze Control; 3.10 Summary; Acknowledgments; References.
4 Caring TV-for Older People with Multimorbidity Living Alone: Positive Feedback from Users in Berlin and Rural Mecklenburg-West Pomerania4.1 Background; 4.2 Selected Research Results on the Use of Technology; 4.3 Our Study; 4.3.1 Group Discussions on Specific Topics for Caring TV; 4.3.2 Acceptance of Tablet PCs; 4.3.3 Study Aim and Questions that Arose; 4.3.4 Methods; 4.3.4.1 Sample Recruitment; 4.3.5 Data Collection; 4.3.6 Data Analysis; 4.3.7 Ethics; 4.3.8 The Caring TV Intervention; 4.3.9 Selected Findings of Our Interviews; 4.3.9.1 Previous Experience with the Technology.
4.3.10 Scheduling of the Shows4.3.11 Usefulness in Everyday Life; 4.3.12 Problems; 4.3.13 The Future; 4.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Arm Rehabilitation at Home for People with Stroke: Staying Safe: Encouraging Results from the Co-designed LifeCIT Programme; 5.1 Rationale; 5.2 Rehabilitation Mechanisms Promoting Recovery; 5.3 Technology at Home-Design and Implementation; 5.4 Perceptions of Existing and Future Arm Rehabilitation Devices; 5.5 LifeCIT: An Example of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Technology-Research Evidence for CIMT and Clinical Use.
2.3.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learned2.4 Confidence-Mobility Safeguarding Assistance Service with Community Functionality for People with Dementia; 2.4.1 Overview and Aims; 2.4.2 Evaluation and Feedback; 2.4.3 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; 2.5 iWalkActive-The Active Walker for Active People; 2.5.1 Overview and Aims; 2.5.1.1 Why iWalkActive?; 2.5.1.2 Problems Identified by the End Users; 2.5.2 Implementation; 2.5.2.1 E-drive; 2.5.2.2 Localisation; 2.5.2.3 Seamless Transition; 2.5.2.4 Open Data Integration; 2.5.2.5 Navigation; 2.5.3 Evaluation and Feedback; 2.5.3.1 Lab Tests.
2.5.3.2 User Field Trials2.5.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Using Gaze Control for Communication and Environment Control: How to Find a Good Position and Start Working; Abstract; 3.1 Who Can Use Gaze Control?; 3.2 Why Is Communication Important?; 3.3 How Gaze Control Works; 3.4 Gaze Control as an Access Method; 3.5 What Are the Prerequisites for Using Gaze Control?; 3.6 How to Achieve Good Positioning; 3.7 What to Watch Out for in Tests; 3.8 How Does Environment Control Work?; 3.9 Training Materials for Gaze Control; 3.10 Summary; Acknowledgments; References.
4 Caring TV-for Older People with Multimorbidity Living Alone: Positive Feedback from Users in Berlin and Rural Mecklenburg-West Pomerania4.1 Background; 4.2 Selected Research Results on the Use of Technology; 4.3 Our Study; 4.3.1 Group Discussions on Specific Topics for Caring TV; 4.3.2 Acceptance of Tablet PCs; 4.3.3 Study Aim and Questions that Arose; 4.3.4 Methods; 4.3.4.1 Sample Recruitment; 4.3.5 Data Collection; 4.3.6 Data Analysis; 4.3.7 Ethics; 4.3.8 The Caring TV Intervention; 4.3.9 Selected Findings of Our Interviews; 4.3.9.1 Previous Experience with the Technology.
4.3.10 Scheduling of the Shows4.3.11 Usefulness in Everyday Life; 4.3.12 Problems; 4.3.13 The Future; 4.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Arm Rehabilitation at Home for People with Stroke: Staying Safe: Encouraging Results from the Co-designed LifeCIT Programme; 5.1 Rationale; 5.2 Rehabilitation Mechanisms Promoting Recovery; 5.3 Technology at Home-Design and Implementation; 5.4 Perceptions of Existing and Future Arm Rehabilitation Devices; 5.5 LifeCIT: An Example of an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Technology-Research Evidence for CIMT and Clinical Use.