Research Article
Environment-Aware System for Alzheimer’s Patients
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257523, author={Renato Oliveira and Ana Barreto and Artur Cardoso and C\~{a}ndido Duarte and Filipe Sousa}, title={Environment-Aware System for Alzheimer’s Patients}, proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2014}, month={12}, keywords={alzheimer's disease dementia gsm-gprs gps}, doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257523} }- Renato Oliveira
Ana Barreto
Artur Cardoso
Cândido Duarte
Filipe Sousa
Year: 2014
Environment-Aware System for Alzheimer’s Patients
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257523
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease is a major cause of disability in older people and because of its nature and symptoms it is a huge weight on the caregivers and health system. The aim of this project, developed at Fraunhofer Portugal, is to create a remote monitoring system for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This system comprises a device able to monitor the environment temperature and humidity, the patients location, using GPS, as well as the patient’s movements, including falls. The device sends this information to the caregiver via SMS, and also to a server, where it is stored in a database developed in this work, and which the caregiver can access via a smartphone, using an application also developed in this project. This system therefore affords a close surveillance of the patient’s status as well as access to historical data of the patient’s information.