Developing a Contactless Digital Health Monitoring Platform to Support Successful Aging in Older Adults

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a digital health monitoring and feedback platform designed for older adults living in the community. The study aims to identify digital signals that predict mental and physical health declines or emergencies in older adults. The goal is to develop a service that provides individualized daily health status updates and shares this information with community healthcare providers and family caregivers if the participant agrees. Older adults in the study will use wearable sensors, motion sensors, and smartphone applications over a 6-week living lab period, beginning with a 1-week adaptation phase. Participants will receive daily health feedback on stress, sleep, and physical activity via mobile apps, and their health data and voice records will be shared with caregivers through a secure website. A control group matched by age and gender will participate in surveys only, without the digital intervention. Participants will be asked to wear a smartwatch continuously except when charging and complete surveys before, during, and after the 6-week period. Caregivers and managers will also provide feedback on the platforms effectiveness and usability. Researchers will measure daily depression symptoms, sleep fragmentation, physical activity, and heart rate variability, along with assessments of depression, quality of life, pain, and functional limitations before and after the study.

Development of a Healthcare Service Platform for Successful Aging