Ianculescu Marilena, Alexandru Adriana, Paraschiv Elena-Anca
National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, 011455 Bucharest, Romania.
Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 17;11(4):608. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11040608.
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the elderly's aging-related dysfunctionalities and vulnerabilities. Research surveys, aimed at evaluating the socio-physical-emotional state of the elderly and obtaining data on their access to medical services and information media services during the pandemic, were carried out on Romanian respondents aged 65+. Identification and mitigation of the risk of emotional and mental long-term decline of the elderly after SARS-CoV-2 infection, based on the implementation of a specific procedure, can be performed through Remote Monitoring Digital Solutions (RMDSs). The aim of this paper is to propose a procedure for the identification and mitigation of the risk of emotional and mental long-term decline of the elderly after SARS-CoV-2 infection that comprises RMDS. The importance of using the knowledge obtained by COVID-19-related surveys corroborating the necessity of including personalized RMDS in the procedure is highlighted. The Non-invasive Monitoring System and Health Assessment of the Elderly in a Smart Environment (RO-SmartAgeing) is an RMDS designed to address the improved preventative and proactive support for diminishing this risk and to provide suitable assistance for the elderly through a safe and efficient smart environment. Its comprehensive functionalities targeted supporting primary healthcare assistance, specific medical conditions-as the mental and emotional disorders post-SARS-CoV-2 infection-and enlarged access to aging-related information, together with customizable features, illustrated the match with the requirements included in the proposed procedure.
新冠疫情加剧了老年人与衰老相关的功能障碍和脆弱性。针对罗马尼亚65岁及以上受访者开展了研究调查,旨在评估老年人的社会-身体-情感状况,并获取他们在疫情期间获得医疗服务和信息媒体服务的数据。基于特定程序的实施,通过远程监测数字解决方案(RMDS)可以识别和减轻老年人在感染SARS-CoV-2后出现情绪和心理长期衰退的风险。本文旨在提出一种用于识别和减轻老年人在感染SARS-CoV-2后出现情绪和心理长期衰退风险的程序,该程序包含RMDS。强调了利用与新冠疫情相关调查所获知识的重要性,证实了在该程序中纳入个性化RMDS的必要性。智能环境中老年人的非侵入性监测系统与健康评估(RO-SmartAgeing)是一种RMDS,旨在为降低这种风险提供更好的预防和主动支持,并通过安全高效的智能环境为老年人提供适当帮助。其全面的功能旨在支持初级医疗保健援助、特定医疗状况(如感染SARS-CoV-2后的精神和情感障碍)以及扩大对衰老相关信息的获取,同时具备可定制功能,表明其符合所提议程序中的要求。