A Gait Analysis Method Based on a Depth Camera for Fall Prevention
Dubois, Amandine ; Charpillet, François
Personal health systems
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Smart home technology
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Technology and services for assisted-living
This paper proposes a markerless system whose purpose is to help preventing falls of elderly people at home. To track human movements, the…
A Medication Adherence Monitoring System for Pill Bottles Based on a Wearable Inertial Sensor
Chen, Chen ; Kehtarnavaz, Nasser ; Jafari, Roozbeh
Personal health systems
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Emerging IT for efficient/low-cost healthcare delivery
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Decision support methods and systems
This paper presents a medication adherence monitoring system for pill bottles based on a wearable inertial sensor. Signal templates…
A Method of ECG Template Extraction for Biometrics Applications
Zhou, Xiang ; Lu, Yang ; Chen, Meng ; Bao, Shu-Di ; Miao, Fen
Body sensor networks
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Mobile health
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Personal health systems
ECG has attracted widespread attention as one of the most important non-invasive physiological signals in healthcare-system related…
A New Smart Fall-Down Detector for Senior Healthcare System Using Inertial Microsensors
Sui, Yongkun ; Ahn, Chanmin ; Ahn, Chong
Body sensor networks
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Personal health systems
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Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
A new smart fall-down detector for senior healthcare system using inertial microsensors and Wi-Fi technology has been designed, prototyped…
A Real Time Study of the Human Equilibrium Using an Instrumented Insole with 3 Pressure Sensors
Abou Ghaida, Hussein ; Mottet, Serge ; Goujon, Jean-Marc
Personal health systems
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eHealth
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Technology and services for home care
The present work deals with the study of the human equilibrium using an ambulatory e-health system. One of the point on which we focus is…
A Smartphone Mediated Portable Intelligent Medicine Case for Medication Management Support
Suzuki, Takuo ; Nakauchi, Yasushi
Mobile health
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Electronic health records
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Personal health systems
We developed an epoch-making portable intelligent medicine case for recipients who take medicine every day. The medicine case consists of a…
A Transdisciplinary Approach to Wearables, Big Data and Quality of Life
Park, Sungmee ; Jayaraman, Sundaresan
Personal health systems
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Body sensor networks
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Knowledge discovery and management
Today, the term "wearable" goes beyond the traditional definition of clothing; it refers to an accessory that enables personalized mobile…
A UWB Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Device
Thotahewa, Kasun ; Redouté, Jean-Michel ; Yuce, Mehmet
Body sensor networks
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Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
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Personal health systems
Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) presents many advantages over traditional wired endoscopic methods. The performance of WCE devices can be…
Analysis of Actigraph Parameters for Relapse Prediction in Bipolar Disorder: A Feasibility Study
Novak, Daniel ; Albert, Filip ; Spaniel, Filip
Personal health systems
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Computer-aided decision making
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Personalised health
The paper presents a framework for early iden- tification of prodromal syndroms od mania or depression in bipolar disorder. The framework…
Assessing the Privacy Policies in Mobile Personal Health Records
Cruz-Zapata, Belen ; Hernandez Niñirola, Antonio ; Fernandez Aleman, Jose Luis ; Toval, Ambrosio
Mobile health
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Personal health systems
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Personal/consumer health informatics
The huge increase in the number and use of smartphones and tablets has led health service providers to take an interest in mHealth. Popular…
Behavior Change Models for Health Coaching Interventions
Jimison, Holly ; Korhonen, Ilkka ; Saranummi, Niilo ; Pavel, Misha
Technology and services for home care
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Personal health systems
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eHealth
Optimal health coaching interventions are tailored to individuals’ needs, preferences, motivations, barriers, and readiness to change. Technology…
Classification of Cycling Exercise Status Using Short-Term Heart Rate Variability
Jeong, In cheol ; Finkelstein, Joseph
Technology and services for home care
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Emerging IT for efficient/low-cost healthcare delivery
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Personal health systems
Introduction of effective home-based exercise programs in older adults and people with chronic conditions requires implementation of…
Comparative Assessment of Sleep Quality Estimates Using Home Monitoring Technology
Perez-Macias, Jose Maria ; Jimison, Holly ; Korhonen, Ilkka ; Pavel, Michael
Personal health systems
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Smart home technology
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Personalised health
Poor sleep quality is associated with chronic diseases, weight increase and cognitive dysfunction. Home monitoring solutions offer the…
Contribution of a Dual Process Model to mHealth Lifestyle Change
Spring, Bonnie ; Pavel, Michael
Personal health systems
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Personalised health
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Mobile health
This presentation will describe a dual process model of behavior and suggest approaches to deliver optimal intervention based on such a model.
Empowering Patients to Perform Physical Therapy at Home
Gonzalez-Franco, Mar ; Gilroy, Scott Jonathan ; Moore, John
Personal health systems
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Mobile health
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Telemedicine
In this paper we address the problem of patient adherence to physical therapy using a sensor-enabled virtual reality gaming interface that…
Evaluation of Wearable Consumer Heart Rate Monitors Based on Photopletysmography
Parak, Jakub ; Korhonen, Ilkka
Personal/consumer health informatics
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Personal health systems
Wearable monitoring of heart rate (HR) during physical activity and exercising allows real time control of exercise intensity and training…
Fall Detection for Elderly Using Anatomical-Plane-Based Representation
Alazrai, Rami ; Zmily, Ahmad ; Mowafi, Yaser
Personal health systems
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Data mining
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Decision support methods and systems
Falls are a common cause of injuries and traumas for elderly and could be life threatening. Delivering a prompt medical support after a fall is…
Foot-Mounted Inertial Measurement Unit for Activity Classification
Ghobadi, Mostafa ; Esfahani, Ehsan
Personal health systems
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Body sensor networks
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Data mining
This paper proposes a classification technique for daily base activity recognition for human monitoring during physical therapy in home. The…
High Performance Flexible Electronics for Biomedical Devices
Salvatore, Giovanni Antonio ; Munzenrieder, Niko ; Petti, Luisa ; Zysset, Christoph ; Kinkeldei, Thomas ; Troster, Gerhard
Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
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Personal health systems
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Body sensor networks
Plastic electronics is soft, deformable and lightweight and it is suitable for the realization of devices which can form an intimate interface…
Home-Based Senior Fitness Test Measurement System Using Collaborative Inertial and Depth Sensors
Chen, Chen ; Liu, Kui ; Jafari, Roozbeh ; Kehtarnavaz, Nasser
Technology and services for assisted-living
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Personal health systems
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Mobile and wearable technologies for elderly
This paper presents a home-based Senior Fitness Test (SFT) measurement system by using an inertial sensor and a depth camera in a…
IBEST: Intelligent Balance Assessment and Stability Training System Using Smartphone
Phyo Wai, Aung Aung ; Pham, Duy Duc ; Chan, Syin ; Zhang, Haihong
Mobile and wearable technologies for elderly
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Personal health systems
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Telehealth
Patients with postural instability due to balance disorders could lead to falls and injuries while walking. So those patients need regular…
Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI) and the Need for Computational Dynamic Modeling
Personal health systems
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Mobile health
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Personalised health
The advent of mobile technologies has allowed behavior change interventions to tailor interventions not only at baseline but also to adapt and…
NFC Based Provisioning of Instructional Videos to Assist with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Rafferty, Joseph ; Nugent, Chris ; Chen, Liming ; Qi, Jun ; Dutton, Rachael ; Zirk, Anna ; Boye, Lars Thomas ; Kohn, Michael ; Hellman, Riitta
Mobile and wearable technologies for elderly
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Technology and services for assisted-living
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Personal health systems
Existing assistive living and prompting based solutions have adopted a relatively complex approach to supporting individuals. These solutions…
Options for Intermittent and Continuous Atrial Fibrillation Monitoring
Mobile health
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Personal health systems
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Technology and services for home care
We hypothesize that for intermittent monitoring of atrial fibrillation (AF), our smartphone-based arrhythmia discrimination algorithm with data…
Physical Activity Recognition Based on Rotated Acceleration Data Using Quaternion in Sedentary Behavior : A Preliminary Study
Shin, Young Eun ; Choi, Woo-hyuk ; Shin, Taemin
Personal health systems
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Decision support methods and systems
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Mobile health
This paper suggests a physical activity assessment method based on quaternion. To reduce user inconvenience, we measured the activity using…
Posture and Activity Recognition and Energy Expenditure Prediction in a Wearable Platform
Sazonova, Nadezhda ; Browning, Raymond ; Melanson, Ed ; Sazonov, Edward
Mobile health
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Personal health systems
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Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
The use of wearable sensors coupled with the processing power of mobile phones may be an attractive way to provide real-time feedback…
Predication of Technology Adoption among Persons with Dementia: A Knowledge-Driven Approach
Patterson, Timothy ; McClean, Sally ; Langdon, Patrick M. ; Zhang, Shuai ; Nugent, Chris ; Cleland, Ian
Technology and services for assisted-living
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Mobile and wearable technologies for elderly
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Personal health systems
As the demographics of many countries shift towards an ageing population it is predicted that the prevalence of diseases affecting cognitive…
Proposal of a Novel Remote Command & Control Configuration Extension for Interoperable Personal Health Devices (PHD) Based on ISO/IEEE11073 Standard
Barron Gonzalez, Hector Gilberto ; Martinez-Espronceda, Miguel ; Trigo, Jesus Daniel ; Led, Santiago ; Serrano, Luis
Personal health systems
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Mobile health
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Health information system interoperability
New use cases to extend the interoperability standard ISO/IEEE11073 (X73) were found during the development of recent specializations. These…
Remote Health Monitoring: Predicting Outcome Success Based on Contextual Features for Cardiovascular Disease
Alshurafa, Nabil ; Eastwood, Jo-Ann ; Pourhomayoun, Mohammad ; Liu, Jason Jun Hing ; Sarrafzadeh, Majid
Telehealth
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Personal health systems
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Decision support methods and systems
Current studies have produced a plethora of remote health monitoring (RHM) systems designed to enhance the care of patients with chronic…
Respiratory Rate Assessment from Photoplethysmographic Imaging
Karlen, Walter ; Garde, Ainara ; Myers, Dorothy ; Scheffer, Cornie ; Ansermino, J. Mark ; Dumont, Guy
Mobile health
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Personal health systems
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Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
We present a study investigating the suitability of a respiratory rate estimation algorithm applied to photoplethysmographic imaging on a…
Scientific Basis and Challenges for Mhealth
Pavel, Michael ; Jimison, Holly
Mobile health
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Personal/consumer health informatics
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Personal health systems
Mobile health – mHealth – has the potential to revolutionize acute as well as preventive healthcare by making it person-centered, timely and…
Seamless Personal Health Information System in Cloud Computing
Chung, Wan-Young ; Fong, Ee May
Mobile health
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Personal health systems
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Health information systems
Noncontact ECG measurement has gained popularity these days due to its noninvasive and conveniences to be applied on daily life. This…
SUPAR: Smartphone As a Ubiquitous Physical Activity Recognizer for U-Healthcare Services
Wireless/ubiquitous technologies and systems
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Personal health systems
Current generation smartphone can be seen as one of the most ubiquitous device for physical activity recognition. In this paper we proposed…
The Design and Evaluation of an Activity Monitoring User Interface for People with Stroke
Hart, Phil ; Bierwirth, Rebekah ; Fulk, George ; Sazonov, Edward
Telehealth
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Personal health systems
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Technology and services for home care
Usability is an important topic in the field of telerehabilitation research. Older users with disabilities in particular, present age-related and…
Unobtrusive Monitoring of ECG-derived Features During Daily Smartphone Use
Kwon, Sungjun ; Kang, Seungwoo ; Lee, Youngki ; Yoo, Chungkuk ; Park, Kwang S.
Personal health systems
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Mobile health
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Emerging IT for efficient/low-cost healthcare delivery
Heart rate variability (HRV) is known to be one of the representative ECG-derived features that are useful for diverse pervasive healthcare…
Use of Wearable Heart Rate Data for Estimation Behaviors During Daily Life
Korhonen, Ilkka ; Pietilä, Julia ; Helander, Elina ; Mutikainen, Sara ; Myllymäki, Tero ; Kujala, Urho ; Pavel, Misha ; Jimison, Holly
Personal/consumer health informatics
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Personal health systems
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Personalised health
Behaviors are important predictors for health outcomes. Habits, i.e. behaviors which occur repeatedly and usually not through conscious…
Validity of Association Rules Extracted by Healthcare-Data-Mining
Takeuchi, Hiroshi ; Kodama, Naoki
Personal health systems
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Data mining
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Mobile health
A personal healthcare system used with cloud computing has been developed. It enables a daily time-series of personal health and lifestyle…
WELCOME – Innovative Integrated Care Platform Using Wearable Sensing and Smart Cloud Computing for COPD Patients with Comorbidities
Chouvarda, Ioanna ; Philip, Nada ; Natsiavas, Pantelis ; Kilintzis, Vassilis ; Sobnath, Drishty ; Kayyali, Reem ; Henriques, Jorge ; Paiva, Rui Pedro ; Raptopoulos, Andreas ; Chételat, Olivier ; Maglaveras, Nikolaos
eHealth
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Personal health systems
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Decision support methods and systems
We propose WELCOME, an innovative integrated care platform using wearable sensors and smart cloud computing for Chronic Obstructive…
