An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft
For patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, the behavior and activities of daily living are an indicator of a change in health status, and home-monitoring over a prolonged period of time by unobtrusive sensors is a promising technology to foster independent living and maintain quality o...
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| author | Stephan M. Gerber Michael Single Samuel E. J. Knobel Narayan Schütz Lena C. Bruhin Angela Botros Aileen C. Naef Kaspar A. Schindler Tobias Nef |
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| description | For patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, the behavior and activities of daily living are an indicator of a change in health status, and home-monitoring over a prolonged period of time by unobtrusive sensors is a promising technology to foster independent living and maintain quality of life. The aim of this pilot case study was the development of a multi-sensor system in an apartment to unobtrusively monitor patients at home during the day and night. The developed system is based on unobtrusive sensors using basic technologies and gold-standard medical devices measuring physiological (e.g., mobile electrocardiogram), movement (e.g., motion tracking system), and environmental parameters (e.g., temperature). The system was evaluated during one session by a healthy 32-year-old male, and results showed that the sensor system measured accurately during the participant’s stay. Furthermore, the participant did not report any negative experiences. Overall, the multi-sensor system has great potential to bridge the gap between laboratories and older adults’ homes and thus for a deep and novel understanding of human behavioral and neurological disorders. Finally, this new understanding could be utilized to develop new algorithms and sensor systems to address problems and increase the quality of life of our aging society and patients with neurological disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd3db5710c984ea385243b33f30d93372023-11-23T22:03:06ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-02-01224165710.3390/s22041657An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec LoftStephan M. Gerber0Michael Single1Samuel E. J. Knobel2Narayan Schütz3Lena C. Bruhin4Angela Botros5Aileen C. Naef6Kaspar A. Schindler7Tobias Nef8Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandFor patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, the behavior and activities of daily living are an indicator of a change in health status, and home-monitoring over a prolonged period of time by unobtrusive sensors is a promising technology to foster independent living and maintain quality of life. The aim of this pilot case study was the development of a multi-sensor system in an apartment to unobtrusively monitor patients at home during the day and night. The developed system is based on unobtrusive sensors using basic technologies and gold-standard medical devices measuring physiological (e.g., mobile electrocardiogram), movement (e.g., motion tracking system), and environmental parameters (e.g., temperature). The system was evaluated during one session by a healthy 32-year-old male, and results showed that the sensor system measured accurately during the participant’s stay. Furthermore, the participant did not report any negative experiences. Overall, the multi-sensor system has great potential to bridge the gap between laboratories and older adults’ homes and thus for a deep and novel understanding of human behavioral and neurological disorders. Finally, this new understanding could be utilized to develop new algorithms and sensor systems to address problems and increase the quality of life of our aging society and patients with neurological disorders.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/4/1657instrumented apartmentneurodegenerative disorderssensorshome-monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Stephan M. Gerber Michael Single Samuel E. J. Knobel Narayan Schütz Lena C. Bruhin Angela Botros Aileen C. Naef Kaspar A. Schindler Tobias Nef An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft Sensors instrumented apartment neurodegenerative disorders sensors home-monitoring |
| title | An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft |
| title_full | An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft |
| title_fullStr | An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft |
| title_short | An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft |
| title_sort | instrumented apartment to monitor human behavior a pilot case study in the neurotec loft |
| topic | instrumented apartment neurodegenerative disorders sensors home-monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/4/1657 |
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