Title :
Smart wireless continence management system for elderly with dementia
Author :
Aung Aung Phyo Wai ; Siang Fook, Foo ; Jayachandran, Maniyeri ; Song, Zheng ; Biswas, Jit ; Nugent, Chris ; Mulvenna, Maurice ; Lee, Jer-En ; Lin Yap
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore
Abstract :
Elderly patients, especially those with dementia may suffer incontinence and related problems due to decline in physical and mental abilities. This paper presents the design, development and deployment of a smart wireless continence management system in a nursing home which addresses the pressing need for reliable continence assessment to alleviate the inconveniences faced by the elderly and caregivers. Preliminary results are promising for long-term incontinence care.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical telemetry; geriatrics; patient care; patient monitoring; radio access networks; caregivers; dementia; elderly; incontinence related problems; mental ability decline; nursing home; physical ability decline; smart wireless continence management system; Costs; Dementia; Hospitals; Intelligent sensors; Medical services; Quality management; Relays; Senior citizens; Sensor systems; Wireless sensor networks; elderly with dementia; incontinence; smart continence management system; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
e-health Networking, Applications and Services, 2008. HealthCom 2008. 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2280-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2281-4
DOI :
10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600105
