Affiliation:
1. South China University of Technology, China
2. National University of Singapore, Singapore
3. Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Abstract
Smart healthcare management is one of the frontier research directions. It is vital to achieve life assistance through data science, innovative technology, and wearable devices for residents who age at home. This paper analyzes 42 aids of intelligent communities in residents’ physical, psychological, and medical aspects to understand the demand factors for health-assisted public products and services. The results show that: (1) the importance of intelligent assistance technology is significant; (2) the demand for medical monitoring is the highest, especially for an emergency button, fall detection, sleep drop detection, electronic fence, and medication management; (3) remote nursing and telemedicine has the most significant direct and indirect effect on the need for elderly assistance respectively; and (4) health monitoring affects the need for aging assistance by affecting emergency assistance and psychological assistance. Finally, this paper proposes construction strategies for the space design and the elderly care system of communities.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Opening Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science
“13th FiveYear” Plan of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Guangdong Province
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talents Program in Jiangsu Province, 2021