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MAIN OUTCOMES OF THE VIRTU PROJECT
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VIRTU – VIRTUAL ELDERLY CARE SERVICES ON THE BALTIC ISLANDS
• Objective was to develop a sustainable service model to support elderly living at home
• Budget appr. 2,2 million €
• Funded by Central Baltic Interreg IV A –program
• Partners
• Leaded by Turku University of Applied Science
• Partners: Novia UAS, Laurea UAS, Åland UAS, Kuressaare Hoolekanne, Saaremaa Development Center and Foundation Tuuru, Municipalities of Naantali, Sipoo and Eckerö
• Additional municipality partners are Parainen, Kemiönsaari, Hammarland, Jomala, Brandö, Leisi, Kaarma, Karla, Lymanda, Orissaare, Ruhnu and Kärdla
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TESTING INTERACTIVE DISTANCE SERVICES
• Interactive system in which the participants are able to hear and see each other in real time
• The device is easy to use, touch screen functioning, also PC connections available
• During the project:
• 125 devices
• 1800 interactive programs
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ACTIVITIES - Promoting health and well-being
• Group activities
• By different experts from municipalities and UASs• Exercises like chair gymnastics, discussions, singing
sessions, memory games, etc.
• Individual activities
• From service homes• Doctor appointments, home care visits,
physiotherapy, welfare work by parish, etc.
• User’s own ”coffee breaks”
• User can contact each other when online and relatives can contact the users
• Further education for professionals, team meetings
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PROJECT OUTCOMES
1. Model for interactive distance services
2. Users experiences
3. New tool for municipalities
4. Learning environment for students
5. The cost comparison of the service
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1. MODEL FOR INTERACTIVE DISTANCE SERVICES
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2. EXPERIENCES OF THE USERS
” …when you are alone, you think, the minutes pass so slowly, well, I’ll have a call to VIRTU friend…. This has become like a friend, too. ”
” This has made me happy… like misery has dissappeared”
” This VIRTU has changed my life so completely. I’ve got so many new friends and we call each other every day.”
” This is the best invention ever, this device”
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3. NEW TOOL FOR MUNICIPALITIES
• The recognition of the importance of interactive distance services in supporting elderly’s living at home
All the municipalities continue after the project
• Other ways to utilize the device, f. ex. ward meetings in the channel
• Importance of local coordinator
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4. STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• Inventive and innovative learning environment
• Learning distance guidance
• Learning professional commucination
• Positive attitude towards technology in elderly services
• The attractiveness of elderly care services
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5. THE COSTS COMPARISON OF THE SERVICE
• The cost effectiveness of the service is not yet proven
• Some evaluation has been made
a) comparison of the different services of old person living at home
• see more Koivumäki & Nygård in VIRTU-publication
b) comparison of the costs in
telerehabilitation versus
conventional physiotherapy
in house calls•see more Karppi in VIRTU-publication
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CONCLUSION
VIRTU-channel is a potential way to deliver preventive services to support health and well-being of the elderly living far away from service centers