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2021-01-28

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Romero Torres , M. E. (2021). MEMAS Memory Assistant through an intelligent application to improve the condition of people with Dementia. Publicaciones E Investigación, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.22490/25394088.4488
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MEMAS Memory Assistant through an intelligent application to improve the condition of people with Dementia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/25394088.4488
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Mariano Esteban Romero Torres Universidad Nacional Abierta y Distancia - UNAD

The growth in life expectancy in the vast majority of the countries of the world has brought diseases typical of the elderly, among which are dementia syndromes, which mainly affect lifestyle and increase costs in health systems.

To know the estimate of the accelerated growth that Dementia is having in the world, the impact on the people involved in the process such as patients, families and professionals from studies carried out by the world health organization. Similarly, to establish how technology can help improve the condition of patients with dementia through the use of computational techniques within intelligent environments.

Identify the risk factors that may be associated with the development of Dementia early in life, such as: obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, hypercholesterolemia, alcoholism and low education level. Taking into account the figures at the global level, the world health organization declared the issue of Dementia as a public policy that seeks to establish priority in national plans for the quality of medical care, optimize health services and achieve greater equity in the allocation of resources.