Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place
Demographic changes and an ageing population require more effective methods to confront the increased prevalence of chronic diseases which generate dependence in older adults as well as an important rise in social expenditure. The challenge is not only to increase life expectancy, but also to ensure...
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| author | Sergio Lluva-Plaza Ana Jiménez-Martín David Gualda-Gómez José Manuel Villadangos-Carrizo Juan Jesús García-Domínguez |
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| description | Demographic changes and an ageing population require more effective methods to confront the increased prevalence of chronic diseases which generate dependence in older adults as well as an important rise in social expenditure. The challenge is not only to increase life expectancy, but also to ensure that the older adults can fully enjoy that moment in their lives, living where they wish to (private home, nursing home, …). Physical activity (PA) is a representative parameter of a person’s state of health, especially when we are getting older, because it plays an important role in the prevention of diseases, and that is the reason why it is promoted in older adults. One of the goals of this work is to assess the feasibility of objectively measuring the PA levels of older adults wherever they live. In addition, this work proposes long-term monitoring that helps to gather daily activity patterns. We fuse inertial measurements with other technologies (WiFi- and ultrasonic-based location) in order to provide not only PA, but also information about the place where the activities are carried out, including both room-level location and precise positioning (depending on the technology used). With this information, we would be able to generate information about the person’s daily routines which can be very useful for the early detection of physical or cognitive impairment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcd184a184ba47babaebc374f2d9f1ad2023-11-19T18:06:07ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-10-012320864610.3390/s23208646Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-PlaceSergio Lluva-Plaza0Ana Jiménez-Martín1David Gualda-Gómez2José Manuel Villadangos-Carrizo3Juan Jesús García-Domínguez4Department of Electronics, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Electronics, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Signal Theory and Communications, University Rey Juan Carlos, 28943 Fuenlabrada, SpainDepartment of Electronics, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Electronics, University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, SpainDemographic changes and an ageing population require more effective methods to confront the increased prevalence of chronic diseases which generate dependence in older adults as well as an important rise in social expenditure. The challenge is not only to increase life expectancy, but also to ensure that the older adults can fully enjoy that moment in their lives, living where they wish to (private home, nursing home, …). Physical activity (PA) is a representative parameter of a person’s state of health, especially when we are getting older, because it plays an important role in the prevention of diseases, and that is the reason why it is promoted in older adults. One of the goals of this work is to assess the feasibility of objectively measuring the PA levels of older adults wherever they live. In addition, this work proposes long-term monitoring that helps to gather daily activity patterns. We fuse inertial measurements with other technologies (WiFi- and ultrasonic-based location) in order to provide not only PA, but also information about the place where the activities are carried out, including both room-level location and precise positioning (depending on the technology used). With this information, we would be able to generate information about the person’s daily routines which can be very useful for the early detection of physical or cognitive impairment.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/20/8646healthy ageingaging in placeactivity monitoringfrailty assessmentroutine detection |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Lluva-Plaza Ana Jiménez-Martín David Gualda-Gómez José Manuel Villadangos-Carrizo Juan Jesús García-Domínguez Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place Sensors healthy ageing aging in place activity monitoring frailty assessment routine detection |
| title | Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place |
| title_full | Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place |
| title_fullStr | Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place |
| title_short | Multisensory System for Long-Term Activity Monitoring to Facilitate Aging-in-Place |
| title_sort | multisensory system for long term activity monitoring to facilitate aging in place |
| topic | healthy ageing aging in place activity monitoring frailty assessment routine detection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/20/8646 |
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