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The Center for Technology in Support of Self-Management and Health (NUCare) is an exploratory research center funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research's P20 mechanism positioned to conduct rigorous research on the integration of technology in the self-management of the older adult population.The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and application of an evaluation plan...
Ubiquitous and unobtrusive in-home monitoring has the potential to detect physical and mental decline earlier and with higher precision than current clinical methods. However, given that this field is in its infancy, the specific metrics through which these changes are detected are not well defined. The work presented here offers room-transitions, the act of physically moving from one area of a home...
An important component of future proactive healthcare is the detection of changes in the individual's physical or cognitive performance, especially for aging and for those with neurodegenerative diseases. For a variety of reasons, the current techniques for neuropsychological assessment are not suitable for continuous monitoring and assessment. This paper proposes a technique for continuous monitoring...
Gait velocity has repeatedly been shown to be an important indicator and predictor of both cognitive and physical function, especially in elderly. However, clinical gait assessments are conducted infrequently and cannot distinguish between abrupt changes in function and changes that occur more slowly over time. Collecting gait measurements continuously in-home has recently been proposed and validated...
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