Evaluating Usability in Digital Health Systems for Older Adults: The CAREPATH Case Study
Published on 15 April 2025The integration of digital technologies in the care of older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Mild Dementia (MD) is transforming how personalised care plans are designed and implemented. Read more
CAREPATH - Data, Delivery and Future Development
Published on 24 March 2025On the 18th March 2025, The European Commission, in collaboration with the Polish Presidency hosted a major event on health data entitled: “The European Health Data Space (EHDS) – Unlocking Europes Health Data Future Together." Read more
Transforming the Management of Mild Cognitive Disorders and Dementia through AI-enhanced CDSS
Published on 6 March 2025The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare brings the potential for managing neurodegenerative conditions, particularly mild cognitive disorders and mild dementia. Read more
Intrinsic capacity and aging: maintaining vitality
Published on 28 January 2025Aging is not just a biological process, but a complex journey involving body, mind and emotions. Read more
Addressing Fragmented Data and Interoperability in Germany’s Healthcare System
Published on 21 January 2025Germany’s healthcare system, one of the most advanced and expensive in the world, faces significant challenges in managing fragmented data, particularly for patients with multimorbidity and cognitive impairments. Read more
The relevance of the spillover effects in the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease interventions
Published on 5 December 2024Since dementia carries significant social and economic implications, the evaluation of health and social care systems is crucial. This approach can offer the most reliable evidence for policy and service development. Read more
The empowerment of informal caregiver in homecare settings
Published on 26 November 2024Informal caregivers play a crucial role in the home care of elderly patients with multimorbidity, providing both physical assistance and emotional support. Read more
Geofencing in CAREPATH: Enhancing the Care for Multimorbid Elderly Patients with Dementia, their Independence and Quality of Life
Published on 21 October 2024The CAREPATH platform integrates geofencing functionalities to monitor patients’ movements and alert the caregivers when and where polygonale boundaries (called “perimeters” or “geofences”) are trespassed. Read more
Intrinsic Capacity vs. Artificial Intelligence
Published on 29 September 2024In recent years, the concept of *Intrinsic Capacity* has gained increasing importance in healthcare, particularly in the care of the elderly. Read more
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: From Vision to Clinical Revolution
Published on 26 September 2024Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative innovations in modern medicine. Read more
Transforming Clinical Guidelines into Actionable Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Rules
Published on 21 August 2024Managing multimorbidity, especially in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia (MD), presents complex challenges that require sophisticated solutions. Read more
Elderly Care in Europe: Conditions and Costs
Published on 11 July 2024It is predicted that, by 2050, the largest share of Europeans will be aged between 60 and 64, which could put a strain on the current mainframe of elderly care homes. Read more
Integration of Risk Phenotypes Stratification Models as part of Smart Early Warning Clinical Decission Support in CAREPATH
Published on 21 June 2024The risk of adverse events in older adults, named mortality, incident disability, hospitalization, emergency visits, institutionalisation, poor quality of life or increased healthcare costs, varies based on common aged-related conditions like frailty, specific diseases, multimorbidity or cognitive situation. Read more
The role of Library & Knowledge Services in Modern Healthcare Research
Published on 19 May 2024A project that is seeking to deliver a digital health solution, no matter how modern, innovative, or futuristic that solution may be, must start with a strong evidence base. Read more
Navigating the Complex Terrain of Drug-Drug Interactions: Leveraging ICT and CDS for Safer Prescribing
Published on 03 May 2024In the complex world of healthcare, patients often have different health issues and take several medications at once. Read more
Enhancing Elderly Care with Home Automation and Environmental Sensors: A Benefit for Patients with Mild Cognitive Dementia and Multimorbid Conditions
Published on 19 April 2024Among its many tasks and goals, the CAREPATH project exploits Home Automation and Environmental sensors for supporting the domestic life of elderly individuals with MCD and multimorbid conditions. Read more
Digitalization in the healthcare sector in Germany: current status
Published on 14 April 2024The Digital Act (DigiG), which came into force on March 26, 2024, brings with it fundamental innovations in the provision of digital solutions. Read more
CAREPATH: Usability of eHealth Apps for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Published on 29 February 2024The world is witnessing a growing number of elderly and disabled individuals, they live at home, in care centres or are mobile. Read more
Exploring the Top Smart Bracelets with Open Data Access
Published on 31 January 2024In an era where health and fitness are paramount, smart bracelets have emerged as indispensable companions, empowering users to monitor their well-being. Read more
Safeguarding eHealth: Cybersecurity in IoT
Published on 22 December 2023In recent years, the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the eHealth sector has revolutionized healthcare delivery. Read more
The CAREPATH Approach for Enhancing Medication Management for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: Innovations and Challenges
Published on 30 November 2023Managing medications is quite challenging for older adults who have mild dementia or cognitive impairment. Memory lapses and cognitive decline make it difficult for them to keep track of. Read more
The relevance of digital accessibility for seniors
Published on 31 October 2023Despite the recognized acceptance barrier when considering technology usage among those who have reached 65 and above, European statistics are starting to present encouraging figures. Read more
Economic evaluation of technology-based interventions for people with dementia care support and their caregivers: Current situation
Published on 30 September 2023Dementia carries significant social and economic implications, encompassing the direct expenses of medical and social care, along with the costs associated with informal caregiving. Read more
CAREPATH: the need for new guidelines in multimorbid older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia
Published on 29 August 2023We live in an aging world It is estimated that by 2030 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over and. Read more
The ethics of artificial intelligence in Healthcare
Published on 22 July 2023Artificial Intelligence hold great promise in various sector including the healthcare. Read more
Software as Medical Device (SaMD)
Published on 26 June 2023Medical devices are an essential part of modern healthcare, and they play a critical role. Read more
Silver surfers versus low digital literacy among older people
Published on 30 January 2023Even though digital skills are definitely in need of improvement in the older generation. Read more
CAREPATH: Converting Polypharmacy Guidelines into Computer Interpretable Rules
Published on 28 December 2022Aging population have got greater attention by a multitude of organizations, notably in. Read more
Security aspects of AI in the Healthcare sector
Published on 23 November 2022Artificial intelligence applications are massively used in most of today’s healthcare systems. Read more
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) and their applications in daily clinical practice and CAREPATH project
Published on 26 October 2022Decision making is a fundamental and important part of patient care and treatment process. Making the right decisions at the right time and in the right place. Read more
Machine Learning for dementia early detection
Published on 29 August 2022Dementia affects in its big majority elderly people and exists in 4 types, Alzheimer dementia, Vascular dementia. Read more
Patient Empowerment Platform for older multimorbid patients with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Published on 10 June 2022In parallel with the worldwide aging of the population, the prevalence of both dementia and multimorbidity increase. Multimorbidity can be defined as the presence of two or more long-term health conditions. Read more
The role of economic evaluation in the CAREPATH project
Published on 05 May 2022The economic evaluation (EE) of healthcare technologies has become in many European countries and worldwide a basic tool for reimbursement, pricing and purchasing decisions. Read more
The challenge of reconciling multiple clinical guidelines in the context of multi-morbidity
Published on 17 March 2022Modern medical practice relies on the delivery of high quality evidence based care. The translation of that evidence base into clinical practice is supported by clinical guidelines. Read more
Dementia, Comorbidity and ICTs
Published on 18 February 2022Dementia figures are alarming. As the WHO warned in September 2021 "more than 55 million people suffer from, dementia worldwide, yet only one out of four countries has care plans for them or their families". Read more
Security, Ethics, Legal and Privacy aspects of AI in the Health domain
Published on 21 January 2022Artificial intelligence (AI) has a significant impact on many aspects of modern life, from education, entertainment. Read more
Pain Assessment in Patients with Minimal Cognitive Deficit and Mild Dementia
Published on 16 December 2021The self-report of the affected person is also the "gold standard" for the assessment of pain in people with. Read more
Sustainable care for multimorbid elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment
Published on 22 October 2021Multimorbidity, defined as the simultaneous occurrence of at least two chronic diseases, is a characteristic of. Read more
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant
agreement No 945169