Objectives Gerontechnology has great potential in promoting older adults’well-being.With the accelerated aging process,gerontechnology has a promising market prospect.However,most technological developers and healthc...Objectives Gerontechnology has great potential in promoting older adults’well-being.With the accelerated aging process,gerontechnology has a promising market prospect.However,most technological developers and healthcare professionals attached importance to products’effectiveness,and ignored older adults’demands and user experience,which reduced older adults'adoption intention of gerontechnology use.The inclusion of older adults in the design process of technologies is essential to maximize the effect.This study explored older adults’demands for a self-developed intelligent medication administration system and proposed optimization schemes,thus providing reference to developing geriatric-friendly technologies and products.Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted to explore older adults’technological demands for the self-developed intelligent medication administration system,and data were analyzed based on the Kano model.A self-made questionnaire was administered from July 2020 to October 2020 after participants used this system for two weeks.The study was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry(ChiCTR2000040644).Results A total of 354 older adults participated in the survey.Four items,namely larger font size,simpler operation process,scheduled medication reminders and reliable hardware,were classified as must-be attributes;three items,namely searching drug instructions through WeChat,more sensitive system and longer battery life,as attractive attributes;one item,viewing disease-related information through WeChat,as the one-dimensional attribute;and the rest were indifferent attributes,including simple and beautiful displays,blocking advertisements automatically,providing user privacy protection protocol,viewing personal medical information only by logged-in users,recording all the medications,ordering medications through WeChat.The satisfaction values were between 0.24 and 0.69,and dissatisfaction values were between 0.06 and 0.94.Conclusion This study suggested that older adults had pe展开更多
针对老龄化问题突出的现象,亟需研发更加智能化的医疗器械,以帮助老年人科学按时用药。因此,研究采用窄带物联网技术,研制出一种新型的智能型药盒。该药盒采用窄带物联网技术(Narrow Band Internet of Things, NB-IoT),可以在云中上传...针对老龄化问题突出的现象,亟需研发更加智能化的医疗器械,以帮助老年人科学按时用药。因此,研究采用窄带物联网技术,研制出一种新型的智能型药盒。该药盒采用窄带物联网技术(Narrow Band Internet of Things, NB-IoT),可以在云中上传药物数据,并自动记录药物的异常。通过及时上传数据实现对患者及医护人员摆药服药等的提醒监督。为进一步提高药盒的执行效率,研究在此基础上,利用惯性权重线性递减对粒子群算法进行改进,同时将改进算法应用到云计算任务调度中,提高智能药盒的运行效率。实验表明,改进的策略在一定程度上提高PSO的搜索效率和搜索效率。所研制的药盒各程序都能顺利运行,采用该药盒可使药物的漏服用率最低为5%,延迟服药率最低为16%。与其他研究设计的药盒相比较,研究设计的药盒具有更多的功能,提示和督促药物发挥更好的作用,有助于老年病人科学、安全地用药。展开更多
基金Funding was provided by Chongqing Health Commission,and Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau(grant number 2020MSXM077).
文摘Objectives Gerontechnology has great potential in promoting older adults’well-being.With the accelerated aging process,gerontechnology has a promising market prospect.However,most technological developers and healthcare professionals attached importance to products’effectiveness,and ignored older adults’demands and user experience,which reduced older adults'adoption intention of gerontechnology use.The inclusion of older adults in the design process of technologies is essential to maximize the effect.This study explored older adults’demands for a self-developed intelligent medication administration system and proposed optimization schemes,thus providing reference to developing geriatric-friendly technologies and products.Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted to explore older adults’technological demands for the self-developed intelligent medication administration system,and data were analyzed based on the Kano model.A self-made questionnaire was administered from July 2020 to October 2020 after participants used this system for two weeks.The study was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry(ChiCTR2000040644).Results A total of 354 older adults participated in the survey.Four items,namely larger font size,simpler operation process,scheduled medication reminders and reliable hardware,were classified as must-be attributes;three items,namely searching drug instructions through WeChat,more sensitive system and longer battery life,as attractive attributes;one item,viewing disease-related information through WeChat,as the one-dimensional attribute;and the rest were indifferent attributes,including simple and beautiful displays,blocking advertisements automatically,providing user privacy protection protocol,viewing personal medical information only by logged-in users,recording all the medications,ordering medications through WeChat.The satisfaction values were between 0.24 and 0.69,and dissatisfaction values were between 0.06 and 0.94.Conclusion This study suggested that older adults had pe
文摘针对老龄化问题突出的现象,亟需研发更加智能化的医疗器械,以帮助老年人科学按时用药。因此,研究采用窄带物联网技术,研制出一种新型的智能型药盒。该药盒采用窄带物联网技术(Narrow Band Internet of Things, NB-IoT),可以在云中上传药物数据,并自动记录药物的异常。通过及时上传数据实现对患者及医护人员摆药服药等的提醒监督。为进一步提高药盒的执行效率,研究在此基础上,利用惯性权重线性递减对粒子群算法进行改进,同时将改进算法应用到云计算任务调度中,提高智能药盒的运行效率。实验表明,改进的策略在一定程度上提高PSO的搜索效率和搜索效率。所研制的药盒各程序都能顺利运行,采用该药盒可使药物的漏服用率最低为5%,延迟服药率最低为16%。与其他研究设计的药盒相比较,研究设计的药盒具有更多的功能,提示和督促药物发挥更好的作用,有助于老年病人科学、安全地用药。
