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Population aging will have an economic and social impact in the near future. We will witness a declining of labor force and an increase of funding support for health care and pension. An active research field is now aiming at improving mobility of the elderly, since the importance of physical exercise for mental and physical health is an established fact. In order to have a user centered design approach,...
Dysphagia can cause serious challenges to both physical and mental health. Aspiration due to dysphagia is a major health risk that could cause pneumonia, and even death. As a result, monitoring and managing dysphagia is of utmost importance. This study investigates the development of a smartphone-based device and a feasible real-time swallowing sound processing algorithm for the automatic screening...
We investigate a novel type of interface that enables long-term vital sensing through noninvasive direct-contact vital sign detection and observation of body motion and feedback of health conditions through an illuminated display. Although various types of vital sign measuring equipment are currently commercially available, their complexity and inconvenient user interfaces coupled with human reluctance...
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