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Analytic hierarchy process for determining the most important factors to empower elderly people in taking an active role in their health: Study design

  • Giuseppe Fico
  • , Maria Teresa Arredondo
  • , Estibaliz Gamboa Moreno
  • , Lourdes Ochoa de Retana García
  • , Manuel Serrano-Gil
  • , Nicola Cornally
  • , William Molloy

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Abstract

Adherence to treatment in elderly citizens is influenced by multiple factors. In order to achieve effective results, a patient-centred approach is needed, focused on empowering citizens to take an active role in their care. Despite the information available in literature, gathering the experience of relevant healthcare stakeholders that are active in this field could be useful for understanding which are the most important factors to take into account for having an activated patient that adheres to a treatment agreed and produced together with a proactive and prepared care team. This paper presents the preliminary results of a study aiming to use the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to elicit user needs and to identify these factors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmbient Assisted Living and Daily Activities - 6th International Work-Conference, IWAAL 2014, Proceedings
EditorsLeandro Pecchia, Leandro Pecchia, Liming Luke Chen, Chris Nugent, José Bravo
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages390-393
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783319131047
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8868
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Keywords

  • Analytic hierarchy process
  • Elderly people
  • Empowerment
  • Patient activation
  • User requirements

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