Electric manufacturers are developing services and systems one after another in order to utilize communication and digital technologies for health promotion and long-term care prevention for the elderly.
Of these, Hitachi will provide health apps for the elderly from April this year.
Based on the user's consent, the app collects and informs various data such as the frequency of going out and the distance walked from the location information, and also gives health advice such as the effect of moving the body.
In addition, Hitachi wants to collaborate with other companies and develop services that encourage exercise and social participation, such as discounting long-term care insurance premiums when actively going out based on the data of this app. am.
Yuji Kamada, the project leader, says, "I want to accumulate data on how going out is effective in preventing long-term care and connect it to new businesses."
NEC has also developed a system that collects data such as walking speed and stride length in real time using a small sensor attached to shoes.
We would like to utilize it for rehabilitation, including the development of shoes.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, long-term care costs, excluding self-pay, have exceeded 10 trillion yen and have more than tripled in the last 20 years. Development is active.