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The ability to continuously monitor respiration rates of patients in homecare or in clinics is an important goal. Past research showed that monitoring patient breathing can lower the associated mortality rates for long-term bedridden patients. Nowadays, in-bed sensors consisting of pressure sensitive arrays are unobtrusive and are suitable for deployment in a wide range of settings. Such systems aim...
Pressure ulcers, commonly called bedsores, are defined as injuries to the skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure usually on bony areas of the body, such as heels and hips. In order to alleviate pressure accumulation at high-risk regions, the current practice in clinics requires caregivers to reposition their patients every two hours. This relies on the engagement of nursing services...
The use of accelerometers to approximate energy expenditure and serve as inputs for exergaming, have both increased in prevalence in response to the worldwide obesity epidemic. Exergames have a need to show energy expenditure values to validate their results, often using accelerometer approximations applied to general daily-living activities. This work presents a method for estimating the metabolic...
This paper introduces a new software development platform specifically designed for wireless health applications. Wireless health applications follow a unique paradigm encompassing body sensor networks. These networks are controlled by a central processing unit (such as a cell phone or PDA) that provides connectivity to health care professionals over a wide area network. With such architectures, health...
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