ModuLAAr - A Module Based and Scalable System for Silver-ager in Austria

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In this research project a module based Ambient Assisted Living solution will be provided to elderly living in assisted living homes. Those products and services seek to impact quality of life of the elderly and have positive effects on their environment.

Official Title
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Evaluation of ModuLAAr - a Module Based and Scalable System for Silver-ager Located in Assisted Living Homes in Austria

Conditions
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Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 60 years and older informed consent resident of an assisted living home of the Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH Exclusion Criteria: relevant health threatening event or death mini mental state score <17

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Users of ModuLAAr<br>A group of volunteers (aged 60+), living in assisted living homes, will be provided with module based technical solutions to improve their independency and quality of life. | Device: The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System<br>* The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs: tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes of quality of life and subjective health | multidimensional outcome assessment of quality of life: Quality of life is assessed by the questionnaires of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD) as well as with semi-structured qualitative interviews. Subjective health is assessed by EQ-5D VAS of the Euroqol-Organization. | 4 and 1 months before intervention. 1, 4 and 12 months after intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes in technology acceptance and usability | qualitative evaluation according to the technology acceptance model (TAM) and usability questionnaire | 1, 12 and 18 months after intervention | 
| Impact and changes on socio-economic parameters | user-questionnaire with socio-economic and socio-demographic parameters: (gender, income, housing conditions, level of education, level of social support, working experience, medicine intake, chronic diseases, frequency of falls, health threatening events). Semi-structured qualitative interviews using the delphi method will be conducted. | 4 months before intervention. 4 and 12 months after intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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technology acceptance, ambient assisted living, independent living, quality of life, socioeconomic impact, usability of information and communication technologies