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Smart-Home Innovation for Older Adults¡¯ Mental Health: Reimagining Usability and Accessibility
ESSAY ¡ª Volume 22 ¡ª July 17, 2025
A conceptual diagram shows how human-centered design principles align with smart-home interventions. Dotted lines link 5 principles — participatory co-design, universal design, privacy/ethics, affordability, and early behavioral monitoring — to specific mental health outcomes such as early detection, real-time response, and caregiver communication.
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