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SMILA: Design and Evaluation of a Smart Mirror for Monitoring Health

Authors:
Karl Kreiner
Christian Löw
Svenja Schröder
Markus Falgenhauer
Kristina Reiter
Kurt Edegger

Keywords: smart mirror; telehealth; human-computer interaction; smart home; Internet of things

Abstract:
Chronic diseases among elderly people have an increasing impact on healthcare systems. Telehealth interventions using smart phones and low-cost sensors have been shown to potentially increase quality of life and reduce re-hospitalization rates. While usage of Internet and smart phones is generally increasing in elderly people, there is still a digital divide between younger and older users making usability a key aspect of telehealth intervention design. In this work, we introduce SMILA, an interactive, voice-controlled smart mirror supporting elderly people in self-monitoring of parameters relevant to chronic heart failure. We present the design, construction, user identification using wrist-bands and linkage of the mirror to a telehealth service based on the Internet-of-Things mediation framework symbIoTe. Finally, we present initial results from a pilot study evaluating user acceptance and usability.

Pages: 37 to 40

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: November 18, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9324

ISBN: 978-1-61208-679-8

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from November 18, 2018 to November 22, 2018