Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching

Andreas Braun; Peter H.M.P. Roelofsma; Dieter Ferring; Milla Immonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_55

Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching

Andreas Braun
, Peter H.M.P. Roelofsma
, Dieter Ferring
, Milla Immonen

Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research (IGD)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Luxembourg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Abstract

With Europes aging population and an increasing number of older people living alone or geographically distant from kin, loneliness is turning into a prevalent issue. This might involve deleterious consequences for both the older person and society, such as depression and increased use of healthcare services. Virtual coaches that act as friend in a para-social relationship but also as mentor that helps the elderly end- user to create meaningful relationships in his actual social environment are a powerful method to overcome loneliness and increase the quality of life in the elderly population.The AAL Joint Programme projects A2E2 (AAL-2008-1-071) and V2me (AAL-2009-2-107) are exploring virtual coaches and their application in AAL scenarios, including the use of user avatars, virtual self-representations that allow the user to be represented in communication scenarios. Other European research projects that focus on social integration of the elderly are e.g. ALICE (AAL-2009-2-091) or WeCare (AAL-2009-2-026). Outside the European Union the negative implications of population aging can be observed in Japan, having an even larger proportion of senior citizens, using individual-centred devices, such as robot pets,1 to improve the quality of life of lonely elderly persons. The user groups involved often are not acquainted with modern ICT systems and therefore it is a challenge to create intuitive, adaptive platforms that cater to the individual needs and allow the user to interact easily.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ambient Intelligence
Subtitle of host publication	Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings
Editors	David V. Keyson, Mary Lou Maher, Norbert Streitz, Adrian Cheok, Juan Carlos Augusto, Reiner Wichert, Gwenn Englebienne, Hamid Aghajan, Ben J. A. Kröse
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	369-370
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-25167-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-25166-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_55
Publication status	Published - 2011
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence, AmI 2011 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 16 Nov 2011 → 18 Nov 2011

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	7040
ISSN	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence, AmI 2011
Abbreviated title	Aml 2011
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	16/11/11 → 18/11/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Virtual coaching
senior citizens
older adults
coaching
social media

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Braun, A., Roelofsma, P. H. M. P., Ferring, D., & Immonen, M. (2011). Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching. In D. V. Keyson, M. L. Maher, N. Streitz, A. Cheok, J. C. Augusto, R. Wichert, G. Englebienne, H. Aghajan, & B. J. A. Kröse (Eds.), Ambient Intelligence: Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings (pp. 369-370). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_55

Braun, Andreas ; Roelofsma, Peter H.M.P. ; Ferring, Dieter et al. / Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching. Ambient Intelligence: Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings. editor / David V. Keyson ; Mary Lou Maher ; Norbert Streitz ; Adrian Cheok ; Juan Carlos Augusto ; Reiner Wichert ; Gwenn Englebienne ; Hamid Aghajan ; Ben J. A. Kröse. Berlin : Springer, 2011. pp. 369-370 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7040).

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Braun, A, Roelofsma, PHMP, Ferring, D & Immonen, M 2011, Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching. in DV Keyson, ML Maher, N Streitz, A Cheok, JC Augusto, R Wichert, G Englebienne, H Aghajan & BJA Kröse (eds), Ambient Intelligence: Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 7040, pp. 369-370, International Joint Conference on Ambient Intelligence, AmI 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16/11/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_55

Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching. / Braun, Andreas; Roelofsma, Peter H.M.P.; Ferring, Dieter et al.
Ambient Intelligence: Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings. ed. / David V. Keyson; Mary Lou Maher; Norbert Streitz; Adrian Cheok; Juan Carlos Augusto; Reiner Wichert; Gwenn Englebienne; Hamid Aghajan; Ben J. A. Kröse. Berlin: Springer, 2011. p. 369-370 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7040).

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Braun A, Roelofsma PHMP, Ferring D, Immonen M. Empowering and integrating senior citizens with virtual coaching. In Keyson DV, Maher ML, Streitz N, Cheok A, Augusto JC, Wichert R, Englebienne G, Aghajan H, Kröse BJA, editors, Ambient Intelligence: Second International Joint Conference on AmI 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 16-18, 2011. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer. 2011. p. 369-370. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7040). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-25167-2_55

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