ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing : Second International Conference, IHAW 2022, Larnaca, Cyprus, December 5–7, 2022, Revised Selected Papers

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Preface 6 Organization 8 Contents 12 Visual Impairment and ICT for Mobility 14 Fall Detection Combining Android Accelerometer and Step Counting Virtual Sensors 15 1 Introduction 15 2 Related Work 17 2.1 Accelerometer-Based Devices 18 2.2 Smartphone-Systems 19 3 Scope and Objectives 20 4 Materials and Methods 20 5 Results 21 6 Discussion 22 7 Conclusion 26 References 26 A Bio-Inspired Model for Robust Navigation Assistive Devices: A Proof of Concept 29 1 Introduction 29 2 A Bio-Inspired Navigation Model 31 2.1 The Environment Context 31 2.2 The Place Cell Model 31 2.3 Grid and Head Direction Cells Models 31 2.4 Construction and Exploitation of the Navigation Model 33 3 Adaptation for a Real-World Environment 34 3.1 Visual Cues 34 3.2 Detection of Vertical Lines 34 3.3 Localization of Vertical Lines 35 3.4 Adaptation of the Navigation Model 36 4 Test in a Real Environment 37 4.1 Test System and Model Parameters 37 4.2 Construction of a Navigation Model 38 4.3 Following a Path in a Navigation Model 40 4.4 Robustness and Performances 41 4.5 Toward an Assistive Wearable Device 42 5 Conclusion and Future Work 43 References 44 Mind Your Step: A Diary Study of a Person with Visual Impairment Navigating a City with a Smart Cane 46 1 Introduction 46 2 Methodology 48 3 Experiences 49 4 Discussion 57 5 Conclusion 58 References 58 ICT for Seniors Assistance 61 Impact of Combined Music and Reminiscence Cognitive Stimulation in Dementia: A Longitudinal Pilot Study Using Musiquence 62 1 Introduction 62 2 Methods 63 2.1 Musiquence 64 2.2 Participants 67 3 Procedure 68 4 Instruments and Metrics 68 5 Results 69 5.1 Assessment of General Cognition 69 5.2 Assessment of Quality-of-Life 69 5.3 Assessment of Verbal Fluency 70 6 Discussion 70 7 Conclusion and Ongoing Work 72 References 73 Perspectives on Technology Use in Dementia Care – An Exploratory Study of Nursing Homes in Luxembourg 76 1 Introduction 76 2 Background and Respective Problem Space 77 3 Methodology 79 3.1 Participant Sampling 79 3.2 Data Collection 80 3.3 Data Analysis 81 4 Findings 81 4.1 Nursing Theories and Roles in Care 81 4.2 Organizational Structures and Accompanying Challenges 82 4.3 Potential Use of Technology in Dementia Care 84 5 Conclusion and Future Outlook 87 References 88 A Living-Lab Methodology for the Testing of an Immersive Capsule in Elder Care Home 91 1 The Use of Virtual Reality with Seniors 91 1.1 The Adequacy of VR for Seniors 91 1.2 Benefits of VR 92 1.3 Objective of the Living-Lab Study 93 2 VirtySens: The Immersive Capsule 93 3 The Living Lab Approach 94 3.1 Living Lab Approach 94 3.2 Workshop with Caregivers 94 3.3 Results of the Workshop with Caregivers 94 4 The Success and Benefits of the Capsule 95 4.1 Population 95 4.2 Results 96 4.3 Discussion 98 5 Conclusions 101 References 101 ICT and Student Health 103 Facilitated Collaborative Group Design of Hypothetical Digital Tools to Understand University Students’ Support Needs and Requirements 104 1 Introduction 104 2 Methods 106 3 Results 108 3.1 What Domains Do Students Most Need Support in, and Why? 110 3.2 What Are Students’ Attitudes Towards Existing Tools? 111 3.3 What Needs Do Students Have Relating Specifically to the University Student Lifestyle? 112 3.4 What Specific Features Do Students Desire from a Tool, and Why? 114 4 Discussion 115 References 117 Improving Student Mental Health Through Health Objectives in a Mobile App 119 1 Mental Health Concerns 119 1.1 State of Affairs 119 1.2 Motivation 120 1.3 Literature Review 121 1.4 Research Model and Hypotheses 122 1.5 Experiment Design 122 2 Mobile Mental Health 123 2.1 Project Implementation 123 2.2 Administration 124 2.3 Academic and Systematic Solution 124 3 Results and Discussion 125 3.1 Analysis 125 3.2 Reliability and Validity 126 3.3 Analysis Results and Findings 126 3.4 Discussion 128 4 Conclusion 129 References 130 Experience of Students in Using Online Mental Health Interventions: A Qualitative Study 133 1 Introduction 133 1.1 Related Work 134 2 Methods 136 2.1 Data 136 2.2 Analysis 136 2.3 Participants 137 3 Results 137 3.1 Appeal 139 3.2 Barriers to Use 140 3.3 Discovery 142 3.4 Drawbacks 142 3.5 Motivation for Use 143 3.6 Purpose 143 3.7 Reasons for Stopping 144 3.8 Usage Patterns 145 4 Discussion 145 4.1 Discovery 146 4.2 Face to Face vs Online Counselling 146 4.3 Flexibility and Accessibility 147 4.4 Community 147 4.5 Content 148 4.6 Mobile Apps 148 4.7 User Interface 149 4.8 Learning Disability 149 4.9 Usefulness Depends on Severity 149 4.10 Usage Patterns 149 5 Conclusion and Key Lessons 150 References 151 ICT and Wellbeing 154 A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Science-Based Game Called Symphony to Alleviate Depression Symptoms 155 1 Introduction 155 2 Materials and Methods 158 2.1 Iterative Design Process 158 2.2 Implementation 160 2.3 Measures 161 2.4 Sample 162 2.5 Procedure 163 2.6 Statistical Analyses 163 3 Results 163 3.1 Game Experience Assessment 163 3.2 Baseline to Post Experiment Changes 164 4 Discussion 165 5 Conclusion 167 References 168 An Innovative Recommendation System for a Knowledge Transfer Matchmaking Platform 170 1 Introduction 170 2 Critical Analysis of the Current Recommendation Algorithms 172 2.1 Content Based (CB) 173 2.2 Collaborative Filter (CF) 173 2.3 Hybrid Recommendation 174 3 Recommendation System Implementation 175 3.1 Matchmaking System 176 3.2 Recommendation System 178 4 Testing and Validation 179 5 Conclusions 180 References 183 Personalized Sports Nutrition Intervention Using Genetic Testing and Wearable Devices 185 1 Introduction 185 2 Physiological Indicators Collected by Wearable Devices 187 3 Application of Dynamic Physiological Indicators in the Field of Personalized Nutrition 188 3.1 Personalized Exercise Actions Based on Genetic Testing 188 3.2 Dynamic Exercise Actions Combining Physiological Indicators 190 3.3 Multidimensional Comprehensive Evaluation Provides Personalized Sports Nutrition 190 4 Conclusions 193 References 193 ICT and Health prevention 195 A Time Study for the Analysis of the Potential for the Automated Stepwise Screening Program for Preeclampsia at Week 12 of Gestation 196 1 Introduction 197 2 Methods 197 3 Results 198 4 Discussion 203 5 Conclusion 204 References 205 Is Human Mobility an Appropriate Indicator for COVID-19 Dynamics? An Italian Experience 207 1 Introduction and Background 207 1.1 Impact of COVID – Mortality and Morbidity Rate 208 1.2 Impact of Human Mobility on SARS CoV-2 Transmission 208 2 Materials and Method 210 2.1 Study Area 210 2.2 Data Sources and Collection 210 2.3 Data Preparation and Processing 210 2.4 Method Used 211 3 Results 214 3.1 Human Mobility and Policy Intervention 214 3.2 Human Mobility and COVID 19 Mortality 215 4 Discussion 218 5 Conclusion and Future Works 220 References 221 Author Index 223 This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing, IHAW 2022, held in Larnaca, Cyprus, in December 2022. The revised 14 full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully selected from 33 submissions. The papers are thematically arranged in the following sections: Visual Impairment and ICT for Mobility; ICT and Student Health; ICT and Wellbeing and ICT & Health prevention