PERVASIVEHEALTH 2009
PervaSense 2009CMPC 2009WiPH 2009DwC 2009TCCDW 2009

    TCCDW

    TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

    Cognitive impairment due to ageing and age-related diseases, such as dementias, is increasing in incidence rates, rendering affected people unable to navigate their daily life in an independent manner. Current trends point towards increased prevalence of dementias, linked to the increasing median a…

    Cognitive impairment due to ageing and age-related diseases, such as dementias, is increasing in incidence rates, rendering affected people unable to navigate their daily life in an independent manner. Current trends point towards increased prevalence of dementias, linked to the increasing median age of general population. People that exhibit cognitive impairment symptoms require presence of a carer, to help with performing daily activities. Given the current trends, more and more people will seek continuous support. Providing continuous support is a costly process. Demographic trends will further exacerbate the costs and exert growing strain in healthcare institutions. In response, various institutions are seeking solutions that can mitigate this problem, by enabling patients and the elderly to lead an independent life at home, thus postponing the need to move to a care facility. Technologies that can be deployed at home, ranging from simple, low-cost sensors, up to smart robots and interfaces, have the potential to provide the sought after solutions. Such solutions will allow these patients and the elderly to continue living independently of constant care and in turn addresses the challenges faced by healthcare institutions. The TCCD 2009 workshop seeks to bring together ongoing research work in the field of assisted living, with emphasis on technologies designed for assisting individuals with cognitive decline in carrying out daily activities, thus enabling them to lead an independent life, for as long as possible.

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    Editor(s): Gerhard Troester, Kay Connelly and Bert Arnrich
    Publisher
    IEEE
    ISBN
    978-963-9799-42-4
    Conference dates
    4th Aug–31st Mar 2009
    Location
    London, UK
    Appeared in EUDL
    4th Aug 2009
    Appears in
    IEEEXplore

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    • Recognising activities of daily life through the usage of everyday objects around the home

      Research Article in TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

      Usman Naeem, John Bigham

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      The integration of RFID sensors into everyday products has become a widespread solution for increasing efficiency in supply chain management. This has also led to a way of being able to monitor every…The integration of RFID sensors into everyday products has become a widespread solution for increasing efficiency in supply chain management. This has also led to a way of being able to monitor everyday activities in the home based on when and how these products are used, which is less intrusive than other monitoring approaches such as visual based systems. Monitoring activities in a home environment can be seen as a good way of analyzing behavior and tracking functional decline among elderly people. This paper describes a hierarchal approach for activity recognition using object usage data generated by everyday products used around the home. The motivation of this work is to allow people with early Alzheimer's disease to have additional years of independent living before the disease reaches a stage where the person is fully dependable on someone else.
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    • Intergenerational communication systems in support for elder adults with cognitive decline

      Research Article in TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

      Victoria Meza-Kubo, Alberto L. Moran, Marcela D. Rodriguez

      Abstract
      Cognitive decline diseases, such as dementia, could be prevented through Cognitive Stimulation (CS) activities in which elders' relatives participate as informal caregivers. We carried out case studi…Cognitive decline diseases, such as dementia, could be prevented through Cognitive Stimulation (CS) activities in which elders' relatives participate as informal caregivers. We carried out case studies for understanding the role of technology in the evolution of the relationships among older adults and their children, and the practices, roles and responsibilities of the elders' relatives in a CS session. Based on the results for these case studies we are proposing a pervasive system that incorporates mechanisms for facilitating elders' relatives to provide elders with instructions, help and feedback. In this paper we are presenting the design of a pervasive system that enables the diversity of the members of the elders' social family network to participate in CS sessions. This system consists of multimodal interfaces and distributed software components that enable the members of the elders' family to motivate them to carry out their CS activities.
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    • A framework for physical health improvement using Wireless Sensor Networks and gaming

      Research Article in TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

      Paul Fergus, Kashif Kifayat, Simon Cooper, Madjid Merabti, Abdennour El Rhalibi

      Abstract
      Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is a recent technological advancement in Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). It has a large number of applications in the health sector, for example, the telemoni…Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is a recent technological advancement in Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). It has a large number of applications in the health sector, for example, the telemonitoring of human psychophysical data, tracking and drug administration in hospitals. In this paper we present a novel framework using body area WSNs and gaming to improve a patient's physical health. The proposed framework has three main components, the body area WSN, the game, and the data acquisition manager. Using the WSN on the patient's body allows real time motion and medical data to be collected. This information is then filtered and used inside the gaming environment to control the patient's avatar. This data also provides a level adjustment mechanism to change gaming parameters according to the medical status of the patient. Whilst the patient interacts within the gaming environment data is regularly collected from body sensor nodes and stored inside the data store. A neck physiotherapy case study is presented to illustrate the applicability of our approach.
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    • Pervasive embedded real time monitoring of EEG & SpO2

      Research Article in TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

      Ajay M. Cheriyan, Zbigniew Kalbarczyk, Ravishankar K. Iyer, Albert O. Jarvi, Tanya M. Gallagher, Kenneth L. Watkin

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      Recent research has underscored the potential role of analysis of EEG signals as indicators of cognitive decline. In addition, we have also seen the emergence of embedded systems that are capable of …Recent research has underscored the potential role of analysis of EEG signals as indicators of cognitive decline. In addition, we have also seen the emergence of embedded systems that are capable of analyzing biological signals in real time to track a number of physiological variables and make accurate conclusions about the individual's physiological status and health. This paper presents the design of an embedded system which is capable of tracking relevant bio-signals from the person in real time and facilitating a dependable decision making process that provides alerts for potential brain activity changes. The design focuses around the use of sensors and a processing element. It incorporates the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) signals. As an early proof-of-concept, our system collects data from the sensors, performs initial processing and provides the framework to compute significant physiological variables.
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    • Early lessons from the design of tactile terminals for elderly people

      Research Article in TCCDW WORKSHOP (PervasiveHealth) 2009

      Otjacques Benoit, Krier Marc, Feltz Fernand, Ferring Dieter, Hoffmann Martine

      Abstract
      This paper presents the early results of the multi-disciplinary project Tivipol aiming to propose ICT devices to enhance the daily life of older people in a retirement home. A prototype combining a t…This paper presents the early results of the multi-disciplinary project Tivipol aiming to propose ICT devices to enhance the daily life of older people in a retirement home. A prototype combining a tactile color screen, a RFID reader and a ticket printer has been designed. It allows the older people to manage their usual activities in the retirement home (e.g. reserving their menu for the next days). A first formative evaluation carried out with five residents of the home has shown the high level of usability and possible acceptance of the new system. This ongoing research is intended to find out which elements play a key role in the acceptation and diffusion of ICT devices among elderly people in good physical and mental conditions.
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