@techreport{oai:ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp:00213944,
 author = {Marina, Aoki and Takuya, Maekawa and Marina, Aoki and Takuya, Maekawa},
 issue = {39},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {As the elderly population grows, so too will the burden placed on the caregivers of the independent elderly. Many caregivers report difficulties communicating with the remote elderly that could be solved with the use of sensor-based care devices such as monitoring systems. Robotic care devices have often been criticised for not sufficiently incorporating the everyday problems that caregivers and the elderly face during the development phase, such as communication and privacy issues. The aim of this study is to uncover difficulties faced by the elderly and their informal caregivers in their remote communication with one another, and to develop a set of system guidelines for developers of monitoring systems from the findings to help solve these issues. Data from interviews conducted with nine informal caregivers for older adults living independently in their own homes was analysed using the SCAT qualitative data analysis method. The findings show that changes in their daily lives can indicate a decline in the functional capabilities of the elderly, while also increasing the risk of accidents within the home. In addition, the relationship between the elderly and their caregivers highly affected their willingness and desire to disclose certain kinds of information. Based on these findings, we establish design guidelines for monitoring systems capable of selectively disclosing information to caregivers., As the elderly population grows, so too will the burden placed on the caregivers of the independent elderly. Many caregivers report difficulties communicating with the remote elderly that could be solved with the use of sensor-based care devices such as monitoring systems. Robotic care devices have often been criticised for not sufficiently incorporating the everyday problems that caregivers and the elderly face during the development phase, such as communication and privacy issues. The aim of this study is to uncover difficulties faced by the elderly and their informal caregivers in their remote communication with one another, and to develop a set of system guidelines for developers of monitoring systems from the findings to help solve these issues. Data from interviews conducted with nine informal caregivers for older adults living independently in their own homes was analysed using the SCAT qualitative data analysis method. The findings show that changes in their daily lives can indicate a decline in the functional capabilities of the elderly, while also increasing the risk of accidents within the home. In addition, the relationship between the elderly and their caregivers highly affected their willingness and desire to disclose certain kinds of information. Based on these findings, we establish design guidelines for monitoring systems capable of selectively disclosing information to caregivers.},
 title = {Designing Technologies to Facilitate Information Acquisition for the Remote Caregivers of Independently Living Elderly},
 year = {2021}
}