title: Long-term telemonitoring of mobility trends of elderly people using SMS messaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Cliodhna.NiScanaill@ul.ie
authors.forename: Cliodhna Ni
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Scanaill
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahearne
authors.forename: Gerard M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: 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