CiM
The CiM approach is technologically supported by two complementary services: ‘a virtual motion coach’ and a ‘virtual empowerment coach’. The ‘virtual motion coach’ enhances everyday life activities with individual exercises and training challenges for the elderly. It aims to empower older people with chronic health conditions to monitor their own abilities. The ‘virtual empowerment coach’ facilitates and improves collaboration between formal and informal carers. It realises information exchange between carers by using common nursing language adapted to informal care and provides education opportunities.
CiM will be tested within two care regimes in Austria and Italy for 8 consecutive months with at care recipients, family members, volunteers and formal carers in each country. Additionally, a control group in each country will be established. To reach high usability and technology acceptance, so called ‘lead users’ are recruited in the beginning of the project. They are involved in all project phases e.g. gathering user requirements, development of training concepts, user interface design and field trial preparation.