Towards an implementation of a social electronic reminder for pills
Ignasi Gómez Sebastià, Dario García-Gasulla, Sergio Álvarez-Napagao, Javier Vázquez-Salceda, Ulises Cortés · Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems · 2012
Non-compliance with prescribed medication is a major problem for elder people living alone in developed countries. Forgetfulness and confusion can lead to it, specially when multiple pathologies require a cocktail of diff erent medications each delivered at different time intervals during di fferent periods of time. Assistive technologies, a recent application area for a wide range of Arti cial Intelligence techniques and tools, have been e ectively used for supporting people in their daily activities. This paper introduces the design and implementation of a system for assisting elder people on following the treatment prescribed by a professional, with the novelty of being based in social and organisational aware assistive technology.