Always Available Assistance (AAA)

在英国，65岁以上的14人中有1人患有痴呆症，79人中有1人患有痴呆症，但据预测，今年在英国出生的三分之一的人将在一生中患上痴呆症。（资料来源：英国阿尔茨海默氏症研究咨询报告）。这是因为随着预期寿命的增加，痴呆症的风险因素也会增加，年龄是最大的风险因素，也是预计上升背后的驱动力。痴呆症不仅影响患有这种疾病的人，还会给他们的家庭带来压力。患有这种疾病的独居者最容易感到孤独、困惑和抑郁。Always Available Assistance旨在弥合独居痴呆症患者及其家人与医护人员之间的差距，通过一个基于云的平台为他们提供支持，该平台安全且可通过所有常见设备访问。其核心是一个虚拟的语音驱动助理，通过提供允许记录和检索信息和事件的系统来补偿患者的认知能力下降。病人的一天可以由亲属远程组织，来访的医疗保健专业人员可以提供状态更新。该系统还将提供一个知识库，并安全地将成员连接到一个更广泛的网络，该网络可以由用户的支持网络远程安全地设置和监控。初步目标是积极评估和完善该平台，直到Always Available Assistant被公认为帮助轻度至中度痴呆症患者的领先解决方案，并识别和支持他们的家人，以改善他们的方法支持的挑战，并使他们在他们可用的时间更有效。这是通过了解围绕痴呆症的每一个常见挑战并使用技术来减少这种情况的日常影响来实现的。监测个人与平台互动的方式将为不断改进提供机会。该系统的采用将基于以下因素：相关性、益处、易用性和可负担性。在当今的市场上，没有任何解决方案像Always Available Assistance那样雄心勃勃和专注。该提案的主要动机是拥有支持血管性痴呆亲属的第一手经验，这导致了一个有利于患者的愿景，同时专注于提高支持网络的有效性。

1 in 14 people over the age of 65 have dementia in the UK and one in 79 of the whole population, However it is predicted that 1 in 3 people born in the UK this year will develop dementia in their lifetime. (Source: Consultation Report for Alzheimer's Research UK). This is because as life expectancy increases, so do dementia risk factors, age being the greatest risk factor and the driving force behind the projected rise.Dementia doesn't just impact the person with the condition, it also puts strain on their families. People with this condition who live alone are most vulnerable to experience loneliness, confusion and depression. Always Available Assistance aims to bridge the gap between people living alone with dementia and their families and health care workers to support them via a single cloud-based platform that is secure and accessible across all common devices.At its core, a virtual, voice-driven assistant compensates for the patient's cognitive decline by providing a system that allows information and events to be recorded and retrieved. The patient's day can be organised by relatives remotely, and visiting health care professionals can provide status updates. The system will also provide a knowledge base and safely connect members to a wider network that can be set up and monitored remotely and securely by the user's support network.The initial objective is to actively assess and refine the platform until Always Available Assistant is recognised as a leading solution in assisting people with mild to moderate stage dementia and recognising and supporting their families to improve the way that they approach the challenges of support and making them more effective in the time that they have available. This is achieved by understanding each of the common challenges surrounding dementia and using technology to reduce the daily impact of this condition. Monitoring the way that individuals interact with the platform will provide the opportunity for continuous refinement. The system's adoption will be based on the following factors: Relevance, benefits, ease of use, and affordability. No current solutions are as ambitious and focused in today's market as Always Available Assistance. The key motivator for the proposal was having firsthand experience supporting a relative with vascular dementia, which led to a vision that benefits the person with the condition while focusing on improving the effectiveness of the support network.