Browsing by Author "Cajamarca, Gabriela"

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    Monitoring Older Adults’ Health Information Using Mobile Technology: A Systematic Literature Review
    (2019) Cajamarca, Gabriela; Herskovic, Valeria; Rossel, Pedro O.
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    New Paths in Small Manufacturing: How is Digital Transformation Shaping Collaboration Between Designers and Craftspeople?
    (2023) Gerea, Carmen; Herskovic, Valeria; Rodriguez, Maria Fernanda; Cajamarca, Gabriela; Gajardo, Rodrigo
    Collaboration between designers and craftspeople, or designers and small manufacturers, is a strategy aiming to revive the local manufacturing industry in countries impacted by post-industrial economic challenges. In this paper we examine a local initiative-a community of practice (CoP) composed of designers and craftspeople-by studying how they have used technology to collaborate, in order to identify opportunities for long-term growth of this community. To gain a deep understanding of the dynamics in the community, the collaboration process during the workshop and after it, we used a three-phase qualitative research strategy. We conducted interviews with the participants and staff, analyzed an 11-month period of communications in the WhatsApp group and, finally, conducted a co-design session. We identify opportunities and challenges related to the design and implementation of a personalized collaborative system that fulfills the needs of the users as individuals and community members.
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    StraightenUp plus : Monitoring of Posture during Daily Activities for Older Persons Using Wearable Sensors
    (2018) Cajamarca, Gabriela; Rodríguez Ramírez, Iyubanit; Herskovic, Valeria; Campos, Mauricio; Riofrio, Juan Carlos
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    Technologies for Managing the Health of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Literature Review
    (2023) Cajamarca, Gabriela; Proust, Valentina; Herskovic, Valeria; Cádiz Cádiz, Rodrigo Fernando; Verdezoto, Nervo; Fernández Medina, Francisco Javier
    Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions in a person, whether physical, mental or long-term infectious diseases. This is especially common in older populations, affecting their quality of life and emotionally impacting their caregivers and family. Technology can allow for monitoring, managing, and motivating older adults in their self-care, as well as supporting their caregivers. However, when several conditions are present at once, it may be necessary to manage several types of technologies, or for technology to manage the interaction between conditions. This work aims to understand and describe the technologies that are used to support the management of multimorbidity for older adults. We conducted a systematic review of ten years of scientific literature from four online databases. We reviewed a corpus of 681 research papers, finally including 25 in our review. The technologies used most frequently by older adults with multimorbidity are mobile applications and websites, and they are mostly focused on communication and connectivity. We then propose opportunities for future research on addressing the challenges in the management of several simultaneous health conditions, potentially creating a better approach than managing each condition as if it were independent.