INDEPENDENT: ICT Enabled Service Intergration for Independent living (Grant Agreement, no.250251), Deliverable 7.1, Evaluation Plans for INDEPENDENT, WP7:Evaluation and Progress Assessment

This deliverable sets out the evaluation framework and plans for the trials in INDEPENDENT. The evaluation approach has been designed in consultation with the trial site partners to ensure that the evaluation provides comparable results, while taking into account the specific aims and objectives of each trial. As a starting point, an extensive literature review was conducted to identify existing practice, key issues and challenges involved in evaluating telecare and telehealth, as well as approaches to integrating health and social care and assessing quality-of-life