Abstract
We developed a system consisting of both wearable and
ambient technologies designed to monitor personal
wellbeing for several months during daily life. The
variables monitored included bodyweight, blood pressure,
heart-rate variability and air temperature. Two different
user groups were studied: there were 17 working-age
subjects participating in a vocational rehabilitation
programme and 19 elderly people living in an assisted
living facility. The working-age subjects collected data
for a total of 1406 days; the average participation
period was 83 days (range 43-99). The elderly subjects
collected data for a total of 1593 days; the average
participation period was 84 days (range 19-107). Usage,
technical feasibility and usability of the system were
also studied. Some technical and practical problems
appeared which we had not expected such as thunder storm
damage to equipment in homes and scheduling differences
between staff and the subjects. The users gave positive
feedback in almost all their responses in a
questionnaire. The study suggests that the
data-collection rate is likely be 70-90% for typical
health monitoring data.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 302-309 |
Journal | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |