Empowering aged - a system for the reintegration of the elderly into workforce

Abstract

The increase of the elderly population has become a major issue all over the world. This increase affects the society in social, political and economic terms. By absorbing elders back into the active workforce several issues can be resolved easily. When reabsorbing them, they may require special attention due to their age and deteriorating health conditions. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play a major role in helping this elderly population to adapt according to the demanding working conditions of today fast moving world. In this paper the authors present the implementation of a desktop computer application for the purpose of tracking the health condition by detecting the stress and performance levels. When a user’s stress level goes up or performance level comes down, the early detection of such symptoms will make the professional help more effective.