Building digital replicas of unpaid carers to better meet community needs: : Exploring the use of Personal Digital Twin (PDT) technology

构建无薪护理人员的数字复制品，以更好地满足社区需求：：探索个人数字孪生（PDT）技术的使用

• 批准号: 2880842
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2880842
• 关键词: Building; digital; replicas; unpaid; carers

Humans are social by nature, and high-quality social relationships are vital for human's health and wellbeing. The lack of social relationships and infrequent contacts have been the most addressed challenges to overcome loneliness and social isolation, especially among elderly people (National Academies of Sciences, 2020). In turn, loneliness and social isolation can lead to poor physical and mental health. The high levels of loneliness, low frequency of contact with family and friends, and low levels of participation in community groups can lead to the high risk of dementia and cognitive decline in elderly people (Kuiper et al., 2015). This is a critical problem, given that the world's ageing population is steadily growing and by 2050 the segment of people aged 65 years or older is projected to reach 1.6 billion, which will be 17% of the population worldwide (Fulmer et al., 2020). Thus, how to alleviate loneliness and social isolation in elderly people is a significant technological and societal challenge.

人类本质上是社会性的，高质量的社会关系对于人类的健康和福祉至关重要。缺乏社会关系和不频繁的接触是克服孤独和社会隔离最需要解决的挑战，尤其是老年人（美国国家科学院，2020）。反过来，孤独和社会孤立会导致身心健康状况不佳。孤独感高、与家人和朋友接触频率低以及社区团体参与度低会导致老年人患痴呆和认知能力下降的高风险（Kuiper et al., 2015）。这是一个关键问题，因为世界老龄化人口正在稳步增长，到 2050 年，65 岁或以上的人口预计将达到 16 亿，占全球人口的 17%（Fulmer 等，2020） ）。因此，如何缓解老年人的孤独感和社会孤立感是一项重大的技术和社会挑战。