Title :
Holistic monitoring to support integrated care provision Experiences from Telecare trials and an introduction to SAPHE
Author :
Barnes, Nigel M. ; Reeves, Andrew A.
Author_Institution :
BT plc., Pervasive ICT Res. Centre, Ipswich
fDate :
Jan. 30 2008-Feb. 1 2008
Abstract :
This paper provides an overview of the benefits that may be obtained by health care providers from the deployment of a social care oriented Telecare system focused on the non-invasive, ambient monitoring of individualspsila activity within their homes. The paper reports findings from Telecare deployments within Liverpool UK and discusses the benefits of a holistic monitoring approach, combining ambient and wearable monitoring, to support the provision of integrated care. This approach is currently being undertaken within a UK Government supported collaborative research project SAPHE which is introduced.
Keywords :
diseases; health care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; Liverpool UK; health care; holistic monitoring; integrated care provision; noninvasive ambient monitoring; social care oriented Telecare system; wearable monitoring; Biomedical monitoring; Collision mitigation; Condition monitoring; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Liver diseases; Medical services; Motion detection; Remote monitoring; Security; ambient sensing; integrated care; remote monitoring; telecare; wearable sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2008. PervasiveHealth 2008. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tampere
Print_ISBN :
978-963-9799-15-8
DOI :
10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2008.4571094
