Perspectives of human factors in designing elderly monitoring system

This paper studies the perspectives of human factors in the context of an elderly monitoring system. Such a system is designed to continuously monitor older adults and support them with various services. It also helps the caregiver with on-the-spot updates based on elderly monitoring. However, how the elderly and human caregiver perceive and interact with such system as an integral part of it, can greatly influence their understanding of the purpose and usefulness of the system. In this paper, we highlight several core functions of an elderly monitoring system and show how human factors can influence the design of the system. Experimental results show improvements with respect to efficiency, effectiveness and user satisfaction.