COGNIVITRA aims to fulfill this need through a unique solution that integrates cognitive training, physical and social stimulation, and will allow patients to increase session hours and overcome restrictions imposed by the availability of care resources (i.e. human and physical infrastructures). The extension from the clinic set up to the home environment will create fewer burdens for caregivers (formal and informal), because the tools needed for training sessions will be at home and become more available.
Objectives of the project
COGNIVITRA will develop a product that will provide solutions for cognitive training and extend it with physical stimulation for people at risk of developing cognitive impairment.
The potential longer term benefits
The trend for the upcoming years in terms of care and cure integration is characterized by shifting interventions to the home environment. COGNIVITRA will develop an ICT-based solution for cognitive vitality training at home. The growth in the incidence of different neurodegenerative diseases that leads to cognitive impairment is a growing problem worldwide. However, current care systems lack resources to address the growing number of patients requiring intervention.
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Events
Meetings
20/11/2019
7th Active and Healthy Ageing Meeting
Coimbra, Portugal
20/11/2019
5th Edition of TECHDAYS
Coimbra, Portugal
24-25/09/2019
AAL Forum 2019
Aarhus, Denmark
07/06/2019
Participation in Jornadas Associação Portuguesas de Adictologia
COGNIVITRA aims to fulfill this need through a unique solution that integrates cognitive
training, physical and social stimulation, and will allow patients to increase session hours and overcome
restrictions imposed by the availability of care resources (i.e. human and physical infrastructures). The extension
from the clinic set up to the home environment will create fewer burdens for caregivers (formal and informal),
because the tools needed for training sessions will be at home and become more available.
Objectives of the project
Cognivitra will develop a product that will provide solutions for cognitive training and extend it with
physical stimulation for people at risk of developing cognitive impairment.
The potential longer term benefits
The trend for the upcoming years in terms of care and cure integration is characterized by shifting interventions to the home environment. COGNIVITRA will develop an ICT-based solution for cognitive vitality training at home. The growth in the incidence of different neurodegenerative diseases that leads to cognitive impairment is a growing problem worldwide. However, current care systems lack resources to address the growing number of patients requiring intervention.
Coordinator: Instituto Pedro Nunes
Starting date: February 2019
Duration: 36 months
Total budget: € 773.072,54
Public contribution: € 581.015,28
KickOff Meeting
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) hosted the kick-off meeting of the COGNIVITRA project, on 9th and 10th of May. COGNIVITRA will develop a technological tool to support the training of cognitive vitality at home. COGNIVITRA is led by IPN, through its Automation and Systems Laboratory, in a consortium involving partners from Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg.
The COGNIVITRA product will support at home people over 50 years old with a risk of cognitive impairment and with at least one risk factor for mental health. The solution integrates components to support cognitive and physical exercises with web-based tools and motion sensors on a centralized platform that will facilitate interface and communication between patients and healthcare professionals.
The growth in the incidence of different neurodegenerative diseases leading to cognitive impairment is a growing problem worldwide. Current care systems lack the resources to meet the growing number of patients requiring intervention, highlighting the need for new solutions.
Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe and even the world, and it is estimated that in the next 30 years it will occupy the 4th place in the world. João Quintas, principal investigator for Active and Assisted Living (AAL), explains that "although cognitive decline stems from the natural aging process, it does not mean that it can not be retarded.
We need tools that are available to the community, but based on scientific knowledge and rigorous technological innovation, where the user is at the center of the development and present in the decisions about the implementation of these systems.That is why we have created this team, which has the clinical knowledge and the needs of professionals in the areas of neurology and psychology, as well as technical knowledge and capacity for innovation.
COGNIVITRA is a project funded by the AAL Programme - Ageing Well in a consortium led by the Pedro Nunes Institute and involving NeuroInova, Parc Sanitari San Joan de Deu and RehaZenter. COGNIVITRA is a project funded by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia)
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) was invited to be present at "Jornadas da Associação Portuguesa Adictologia" Cognivitra has a good example of how games can be used to help and benifit people.
IPN has a booth in AAL Forum and the major attraction is COGNIVITRA project.
The participants could try the first version of COGNIVITRA system.
In the first day around 40 participants try it and answer a small survey about cognitive training, the feedback has been very positive.
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7º Congresso Envelhecimento Ativo e Saudável
On November 20, 2019, Ageing@Coimbra organized the 7th Active and Healthy Aging Congress at Convento São Francisco in Coimbra.
For its annual congress, Ageing@Coimbra invited its founding members, adhering members and the whole of society to discuss the challenges related to aging.
The 2019 edition of the Congress included on the agenda an exhibition of technology-based products/solutions related to active and healthy aging.
Were invited many companies and organizations to demonstrate its most innovative solutions to an audience of around 400 participants from 130 different entities
of different sectors of society.
COGNIVITRA project attended to “Companies Space”, presented by IPN and NeuroInova, with the first version of COGNIVITRA system.
Participants were invited to try the system and made suggestions for improvements.
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5th edition of TECHDAYS
The 5th edition of TECHDAYS took place on the 10th, 11th and 12th of October (at Aveiro, Portugal) an event dedicated to technology and innovation,
which seeks to establish itself as a national reference event.
The 2019 edition featured several conferences taking place during the three days of the program,
where several relevant topics were debated in the current scenario, from the new governance models of smart cities, to digital transformation in industry,
passing through 5G, competencies of the future and art combined with technology. The event featured speakers of national and international reference from academic,
artistic, business and government areas.
COGNIVITRA was present in the demonstration area of the Instituto Pedro Nunes and attracted many visitors.
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