Long-term telemonitoring of mobility trends of elderly people using SMS messaging.
A telemonitoring system, based on short message service (SMS), has been developed to remotely monitor the long-term mobility levels of elderly people in their natural environment. Mobility is measured by an accelerometer-based portable unit, worn by each monitored subject. Mobility level summaries are transmitted hourly, as an SMS message, directly from the portable unit to a remote server for long-term analysis. Each subject's mobility levels are monitored using custom-designed mobility alert software, and the appropriate medical personnel are alerted by SMS if the subject's mobility levels decrease.
Scanaill
Cliodhna Ni
CN
Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Cliodhna.NiScanaill@ul.ie
Ahearne
Brian
B
Lyons
Gerard M
GM
D000054:Acceleration; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009068:Movement; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014159:Transducers