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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

An Instrumented Apartment to Monitor Human Behavior: A Pilot Case Study in the NeuroTec Loft.

Stephan M Gerber, Michael Single, Samuel E J Knobel, Narayan Schütz, Lena C Bruhin, Angela Botros, Aileen C Naef, Kaspar A Schindler, Tobias Nef

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Stephan M GerberGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6730-0652
Michael SingleGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Samuel E J KnobelGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Narayan SchützGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Lena C BruhinGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Angela BotrosGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1245-2931
Aileen C NaefGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1797-9441
Kaspar A SchindlerDepartment of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2387-7767
Tobias NefGerontechnology & Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, the behavior and activities of daily living are an indicator of a change in health status, and home-monitoring over a prolonged period of time by unobtrusive sensors is a promising technology to foster independent living and maintain quality of life. The aim of this pilot case study was the development of a multi-sensor system in an apartment to unobtrusively monitor patients at home during the day and night. The developed system is based on unobtrusive sensors using basic technologies and gold-standard medical devices measuring physiological (e.g., mobile electrocardiogram), movement (e.g., motion tracking system), and environmental parameters (e.g., temperature). The system was evaluated during one session by a healthy 32-year-old male, and results showed that the sensor system measured accurately during the participant's stay. Furthermore, the participant did not report any negative experiences. Overall, the multi-sensor system has great potential to bridge the gap between laboratories and older adults' homes and thus for a deep and novel understanding of human behavioral and neurological disorders. Finally, this new understanding could be utilized to develop new algorithms and sensor systems to address problems and increase the quality of life of our aging society and patients with neurological disorders.

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Activities of Daily LivingQuality of LifeAdultAgedHumansIndependent LivingMaleMonitoring, PhysiologicPilot Projectshome-monitoringinstrumented apartmentneurodegenerative disorderssensors

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PMID35214560
PMCPMC8875023

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