A Computer-Based Support System for Cooperative Tasks in Nursing Homes

Different studies have shown the benefits of a cooperative activities programme for the elderly. Members of a group with similar abilities or disabilities are often encouraged by having the opportunity to share their experiences, knowledge, or opinions. Nevertheless, when caregivers try to plan spec...

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Published inInternational journal of computational intelligence systems Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 661 - 675
Main Authors Alberola, Juan M., del Val, Elena, Costa, Angelo, Novais, Paulo, Julián, Vicente
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2019
Springer
Subjects
Coalition structure
Computer-based support tool
Cooperative groups
Group formation
IT Applications in Health Care
Research Article
Coalition structure
Cooperative groups
Computer-based support tool
Group formation
IT Applications in Health Care
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Summary:Different studies have shown the benefits of a cooperative activities programme for the elderly. Members of a group with similar abilities or disabilities are often encouraged by having the opportunity to share their experiences, knowledge, or opinions. Nevertheless, when caregivers try to plan specific cooperative activities, different aspects, as the individual needs of each person, should be taken into account, which notably increases the complexity of that planification. This paper proposes a computer-based support tool for recreational therapists which facilitates the management task of grouping elderly people into cooperative groups for existing activities. To do this, an iterative learning process is proposed allowing the formation of proper distributions of elderly people into activities.
ISSN:1875-6891
1875-6883
1875-6883
DOI:10.2991/ijcis.d.190613.001