Title Geriatric care management system powered by the IoT and computer vision techniques /
Authors Paulauskaite-Taraseviciene, Agne ; Siaulys, Julius ; Sutiene, Kristina ; Petravicius, Titas ; Navickas, Skirmantas ; Oliandra, Marius ; Rapalis, Andrius ; Balciunas, Justinas
DOI 10.3390/healthcare11081152
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Is Part of Healthcare.. Basel : MDPI. 2023, vol. 11, iss. 8, art. no. 1152, p. 1-23.. ISSN 2227-9032
Keywords [eng] geriatric care ; IoT ; vital parameters ; posture recognition ; image recognition ; deep learning ; non-contact monitoring
Abstract [eng] The digitalisation of geriatric care refers to the use of emerging technologies to manage and provide person-centered care to the elderly by collecting patients’ data electronically and using them to streamline the care process, which improves the overall quality, accuracy, and efficiency of healthcare. In many countries, healthcare providers still rely on the manual measurement of bioparameters, inconsistent monitoring, and paper-based care plans to manage and deliver care to elderly patients. This can lead to a number of problems, including incomplete and inaccurate record-keeping, errors, and delays in identifying and resolving health problems. The purpose of this study is to develop a geriatric care management system that combines signals from various wearable sensors, noncontact measurement devices, and image recognition techniques to monitor and detect changes in the health status of a person. The system relies on deep learning algorithms and the Internet of Things (IoT) to identify the patient and their six most pertinent poses. In addition, the algorithm has been developed to monitor changes in the patient’s position over a longer period of time, which could be important for detecting health problems in a timely manner and taking appropriate measures. Finally, based on expert knowledge and a priori rules integrated in a decision tree-based model, the automated final decision on the status of nursing care plan is generated to support nursing staff.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2023
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