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    Development of a monitoring system for physical frailty in independent elderly

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    Authors
    Hewson, David
    Jaber, Rana
    Chkeir, Aly
    Hammoud, Ali
    Gupta, Dhruv
    Bassement, Jennifer
    Vermeulen, Joan
    Yadav, Sandeep
    de Witte, Luc P.
    Duchêne, Jacques
    Affiliation
    Maastricht University
    Issue Date
    2013-12-31
    Subjects
    frailty
    health monitoring
    elderly
    force
    
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    Abstract
    Frailty is of increasing concern due to the associated decrease in independence of elderly who suffer from the condition. An innovative system was designed in order to objectively quantify the level of frailty based on a series of remote tests, each of which used objects similar to those found in peoples' homes. A modified ball, known as the Grip-ball was used to evaluate maximal grip force and exhaustion during an entirely remote assessment. A smartphone equipped with a tri-axial accelerometer was used to estimate gait velocity and physical activity level. Finally, a bathroom scale was used to assess involuntary weight loss. The smart phone processes all of the data generated, before it is transferred to a remote server where the user, their entourage, and any medical professionals with authorization can access the data. This innovative system could enable the onset of frailty to be detected early, thus giving sufficient time for a targeted intervention program to be implemented, thereby increasing independence for elderly users.
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    Hewson DJ, Jaber R, Chkeir A, Hammoud A, Gupta D, Bassement J, Vermeulen J, Yadav S, de Witte L, Duchene J (2013) 'Development of a monitoring system for physical frailty in independent elderly', 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) - Osaka, IEEE.
    Publisher
    IEEE
    Journal
    Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623475
    DOI
    10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610973
    PubMed ID
    24111160
    Additional Links
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6610973
    Type
    Conference papers, meetings and proceedings
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1557-170X
    ISBN
    9781457702167
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610973
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