Research Article
Addressing the Deployment Challenges of Health Monitoring Devices for a Dementia Study
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261638, author={Tim Collins and Sarah Aldred and Sandra Woolley and Sahara Rai}, title={Addressing the Deployment Challenges of Health Monitoring Devices for a Dementia Study}, proceedings={5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2015}, month={12}, keywords={activity monitoring dementia}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261638} }- Tim Collins
Sarah Aldred
Sandra Woolley
Sahara Rai
Year: 2015
Addressing the Deployment Challenges of Health Monitoring Devices for a Dementia Study
MOBIHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261638
Abstract
This paper presents the findings of a technological adoption assessment of health monitoring devices for a dementia study. The work was motivated by the need to monitor physical activity interventions in a study cohort of dementia patients living with caregiver support in the community. The system requirements were for a discrete and unobtrusive solution with activity level (energy expenditure) and heart rate monitoring. In addition to fulfilling system requirements, successful technology adoption requires careful consideration of practical challenges in deployment. The paper addresses these challenges - in particular, aspects relating to the servicing and maintenance of units over the study period and the access and synchronisation of data. Test data visualisations and data mining results for sustained, long-term data capture are provided.
