Cork County Council are working with UCC on a study on using mobile sensing to detect loneliness.
UCC are running a pilot study where they are looking for 30 older people (> 65) to participate in the study, wearing a fitness tracker they provide and using their smartphone to capture data on themselves from which UCC then learn their behaviour and with the help of a questionnaire UCC can assess their loneliness level. UCC are interested in learning how well the approach works with older people and to learn which behavioural traits people exhibit when they feel lonely.
UCC are looking for help to reach older people’s groups so they can recruit older people who may be interested in helping them with this study and helping to make a difference to the loneliness issues, which has increased a lot since Covid.
If you are interested in partaking in this survey email the Age Friendly Coordinator Cork County Council Aisling.OSullivan@CorkCoCo.ie
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