Mar 13, 2024
By 2060, one in three Europeans will be over 65. Europe's ageing population is an important challenge in terms of social and health care, but the European Commission thinks that it also provides oportunities for companies.
Jan 09, 2025
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 7.7 million new cases of dementia are detected every year around the world-and that 70% of those are caused by Alzheimer's disease. The disease, which does not have a cure, it is becoming more widespread in these past few decades due to the ageing of the population. According to WHO, there are currently more than 35 million people worldwide who suffer from it. New technologies and the integration of everyday smarter phones are making the monitoring of such patients possible. Furthermore, technology can become a tool to help patients keep cognitively active, carry out routine tasks and communicate.
Oct 06, 2024
Loneliness, dependency and chronic illnesses, are some of the many problems that threaten the quality of life of people once we reach a certain age. After living a whole life, after a life of enjoying good moments, overcoming bad ones and facing many challenges, after both succeeding and failing, enjoying life is easier now. Indeed, because elderly people are one of the targets mHealth is most successful with.
Sep 05, 2024
The mHealth sector continues to evolve and new capacities of smartphones are enabling new models of health care management. The possibility of self-monitoring, tele-consultation or tele-diagnostics, and applications targeting the elderly, as medication reminders or fall detection sensors, may make a real difference within this group.
Aug 28, 2024
mHealth offers a variety of tools to manage people's care, and elderly citizens represent an important end-user. Mobile applications allow elderly people to manage their medical treatments and medication intake, and offer as well the possibility to call for help in case of emergency, since some of them incorporate fall detection sensors, providing this group with assistance and support when needed.
