First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with Dementia and their Carers

Research Article

A sleep pattern analysis and visualization system to support people with early dementia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.245948,
        author={Hoda Nikamalfard and Huiru Zheng and Haiying  Wang and Paul Jeffer and Maurice Mulvenna and Paul McCullagh},
        title={A sleep pattern analysis and visualization system to support people with early dementia},
        proceedings={First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with Dementia and their Carers},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={PCPDC},
        year={2012},
        month={4},
        keywords={sleep pattern dementia visualization night time care},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.245948}
    }
    
  • Hoda Nikamalfard
    Huiru Zheng
    Haiying Wang
    Paul Jeffer
    Maurice Mulvenna
    Paul McCullagh
    Year: 2012
    A sleep pattern analysis and visualization system to support people with early dementia
    PCPDC
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.245948
Hoda Nikamalfard1, Huiru Zheng1,*, Haiying Wang1, Paul Jeffer2, Maurice Mulvenna1, Paul McCullagh1
  • 1: University of Ulster
  • 2: Fold Telecare
*Contact email: h.zheng@ulster.ac.uk

Abstract

Sleep disturbances are among the most distressing of all Alzheimer's disease related symptoms. In some cases, however, the sleep disturbance may be a marker for early Alzheimer’s disease. In this paper we present a sleep pattern detection and visualization system developed to support the monitoring of sleep patterns and assessment of sleep disturbances for people diagnosed with dementia, at the early stages of the disease. The system provides visual tool kits for caregivers to view the sleep profiles and for investigators to analyse sleep patterns based on sensory data gathered at users’ home via the telecare service.