Remote Monitoring Solutions for Homebased Healthcare Services for Elderly.”-A Literature Review

Abstract

With the extraordinary rise in human longevity during the 20th century, population aging has now spread throughout the world. There are a lot of people in populous countries like India who are 60 years of age or older. In India, the number of people over 60 has tripled in the past 50 years and is expected to rise steadily soon. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) released data in 2015 indicating that there were about 116.6 million elderly people in India. According to their projections, the percentage of Indians who are 60 years of age or older will increase from 8.9% in 2015 to 19.1% in 2050. Despite increases in life expectancy, aging is linked to a multitude of co-morbidities. Furthermore, as people age, mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, dementia, and depression are frequently noted in the Indian population. To meet the requirements of the aged in the nation, non-governmental organizations, the government, hospitals, and family caregivers are the available resources. Although there are laws in place, they do not adequately cover the social benefits that the senior population is entitled to. The way we provide healthcare services has changed because of developments in technology and medicine. Research indicates that the use of remote monitoring or home telemonitoring systems can assist avoid medical emergencies and reduce the likelihood of recurrent hospital stays.The objective of the study is to identify the recent advances in remote health monitoring devices and assistive devices for the elderly.

Methods

A literature review was conducted using ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar and ProQuest. Publications related to older people’s care, elderly people’s perception and acceptance, healthcare service seeking behavior and assistive technologies and solutions were included in the study.

 Results and Conclusion

In this paper remote monitoring device application in home-based healthcare service delivery and elderly people’s perceptions towards services are reviewed by investigating 50 published articles that met the inclusion criteria. Firstly, by analyzing the related works, the theoretical concepts of remote monitoring devices and major remote monitoring systems for home-based healthcare services are presented. Later, the acceptance and use of those solutions by the elderly is discussed.