An Integrated Support System for People with Intellectual Disability

People with Intellectual Disability (ID) encounter several problems in their daily living regarding their needs, activities, interrelationships, and communication. In this paper, an interactive platform is proposed, aiming to provide personalized recommendations for information and entertainment, in...

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Published inElectronics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 18; p. 3803
Main Authors Papadogiorgaki, Maria, Grammalidis, Nikos, Grammatikopoulou, Athina, Apostolidis, Konstantinos, Bei, Ekaterini S, Grigoriadis, Kostas, Zafeiris, Stylianos, Livanos, George, Mezaris, Vasileios, Zervakis, Michalis E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023
Subjects
Activities of daily living
Artificial intelligence
Care and treatment
Caregivers
Communication
Community
Education
Employment
Human rights
Intellectual disabilities
Mental health
Multimedia
Object recognition (Computers)
Oxygen content
Patient monitoring
Pattern recognition
Sensors
Smartphones
Support systems
Tachycardia
Technology application
Voice communication
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Summary:People with Intellectual Disability (ID) encounter several problems in their daily living regarding their needs, activities, interrelationships, and communication. In this paper, an interactive platform is proposed, aiming to provide personalized recommendations for information and entertainment, including creative and educational activities, tailored to the special user needs of this population. Furthermore, the proposed platform integrates capabilities for the automatic recognition of health-related emergencies, such as fever, oxygen saturation decline, and tachycardia, as well as location tracking and detection of wandering behavior based on smartwatch/smartphone sensors, while providing appropriate notifications to caregivers and automated assistance to people with ID through voice instructions and interaction with a virtual assistant. A short-scale pilot study has been carried out, where a group of end-users participated in the testing of the integrated platform, verifying its effectiveness concerning the recommended services. The experimental results indicate the potential value of the proposed system in providing routine health measurements, identifying and managing emergency cases, and supporting a creative and qualitative daily life for people with disabilities.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics12183803