title: Use of electrical devices reveals our well being.
abstract: We want to objectivize the level of activity of elderly persons living independently at home. Most existing monitoring systems are intrusive and/or require a large number of sensors. We hope the "ubiquitous computing" concept could find an application in this context. We proposed to monitor the use of electrical appliances. We built a unique "activity indicator" which integrates all the activities of the person. This was assessed during 6 months within 12 flats occupied by single elderly persons.
authors.affiliation: University of Lyon, lab INL-INSA, Lyon, France. Norbert.Noury@insa-lyon.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noury
authors.forename: K-A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Quach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teyssier
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bouzid
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giordani
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004560:Electricity; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006794:Household Articles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology