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Wearable Systems for Monitoring Mobility Related Activities: From Technology to Application for Healthcare Services

Wearable Systems for Monitoring Mobility Related Activities: From Technology to Application for Healthcare Services
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Author(s): Wiebren Zijlstra (University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands), Clemens Becker (Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für medizinische Forschung, Germany)and Klaus Pfeiffer (Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für medizinische Forschung, Germany)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 24
Source title: E-Health, Assistive Technologies and Applications for Assisted Living: Challenges and Solutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Röcker (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)and Martina Ziefle (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-469-1.ch011

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Abstract

Monitoring the performance of daily life mobility related activities, such as rising from a chair, standing and walking may be used to support healthcare services. This chapter identifies available wearable motion-sensing technology; its (potential) clinical application for mobility assessment and monitoring; and it addresses the need to assess user perspectives on wearable monitoring systems. Given the basic requirements for application under real-life conditions, this chapter emphasizes methods based on single sensor locations. A number of relevant clinical applications in specific older populations are discussed; i.e. (risk-) assessment, evaluation of changes in functioning, and monitoring as an essential part of exercise-based interventions. Since the application of mobility monitoring as part of existing healthcare services for older populations is rather limited, this chapter ends with issues that need to be addressed to effectively implement techniques for mobility monitoring in healthcare.

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