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López Bolós, J. ; Hildebrand, C. ; Demski, H.

Join-In: Preventing loneliness in the elderly through social networking.

In: Proceedings (AAL Forum 2012, 24-27 September 2012, Eindhoven, Netherlands). Eindhoven: Smart Homes, 2012.
Loneliness and social isolation in the elderly are major problems in elderly care. In many European countries more than half of the people over the age of 75 live alone and 12% of older people feel trapped in their own homesResearch has shown that being alone in old age will often lead to social deprivation, low self-esteem or physical inability and also that there is a strong correlation between social isolation and poor health. Join-In aims at counteracting loneliness in the elderly by providing a methodology and technologies for elderly persons to participate in social activities and to make them part of society. By offering useful activities that encourage communication we aim to help the elderly to meet and exchange with others.  
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Konferenzbeitrag
Korrespondenzautor
Konferenztitel AAL Forum 2012
Konferzenzdatum 24-27 September 2012
Konferenzort Eindhoven, Netherlands
Konferenzband Proceedings
Verlag Smart Homes
Verlagsort Eindhoven
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Institut(e) Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)