E-health: Promoting Active And Healthy Ageing
- Lecturer (Coordinator):
- Elena Villalba
- evillalba@fi.upm.es
- Lecturer:
- Cristian Moral
- cmoral@fi.upm.es
Semester
First semester
Credits
4 ECTS
Outline
The main focus of this subject is achieving an understanding of the necessary models, techniques and architectures that allow the development of interactive systems in the E-health domain. Topics to be covered include eHealth, eInclusion, co-production of health, empowerment, social innovation, social networks, serious games, and participation in society.
Syllabus
- Active and Health Ageing
- Course introduction
- Definition and frameworks
- Clinical perspective. Intrinsic capacity and frailty
- Political perspective
- Technological perspective
- Social and personal perspective
- Active and Healthy Ageing Project
Recommended reading
- J. Bousquet et al. "Operational definition of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA): A conceptual framework". The journal of nutrition, health & aging 19.9: 955-960. 2015.
- J. R. Beard et al. "The World Report on ageing and health: a policy framework for healthy ageing". Lancet 2016; 387: 2145-54. 2016.
- OMS. Global age-friendly cities: a guide. 2017.
- M. Fiordelli, N. Diviani, P. J. Schulz. "Mapping mHealth research: a decade of evolution". Journal of medical Internet Research 15.5. 2013.
- E. Villalba-Mora, I. Peinado, L. Rodriguez-Mañas. "From Personal to Mobile Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities". Emerging Perspectives on the Mobile Content Evolution. IGI Global, 2016. 124-137. 2016.
- "Usability Inspection Methods". Edited by Jakob Nielsen and Robert L. Mack, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY. 1994.
Lecture Theatre
A-6202
Tuition language
English
Subject-Specific Competences
| Code | Competence | Proficiency Level |
|---|---|---|
| CEM1 | Examination of the state of the art to identify research problems related to the design, construction, use and evaluation of complex software-intensive sociotechnical systems | C |
| CEM9 | Evaluation of the most innovative human-computer interaction technologies and critical appraisal of the contributions to related research problems | S |
Learning Outcomes
| Code | Learning Outcome | Associated competences | Proficiency level |
|---|---|---|---|
| RA-EVI-118 | Apply techniques for modelling the context of use | CEM1, CEM9 | C |
| RA-EVI-119 | Evaluate the usability of prototypes | CEM1, CEM9 | C |
| RA-EVI-120 | Understand how user-centred design methods are used in non-academic environments | CEM1, CEM9 | S |
| RA-EVI-121 | Apply techniques for designing and implementing prototypes of different fidelity levels | CEM1, CEM9 | S |
Learning Guide
Learning Guide: E-health: Promoting Active And Healthy Ageing