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ArticleJMIR aging2024

Using the TrueLoo Smart Device to Record Toileting Sessions in Older Adults: Retrospective Validation and Acceptance Study.

Jordan Glenn, Parmoon Sarmadi, Paul Cristman, Gabrielle Kim, Ting-Hsuan Lin, Vikram Kashyap

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Jordan Glenn *Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2563-4291
Parmoon SarmadiToi Labs, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-7629-883X
Paul CristmanToi Labs, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0008-5351-428X
Gabrielle KimToi Labs, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0000-5155-9566
Ting-Hsuan LinToi Labs, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0008-7508-6343
Vikram KashyapToi Labs, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5809-5856

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Abstract

backgroundBecause of the relationship between independent living and activities of daily living, care teams spend significant time managing assisted living residents' toileting problems. Recently, the TrueLoo was developed as a connected toilet seat to automatically log and monitor toileting sessions.

objectiveThis study aimed to demonstrate the validity of the TrueLoo to (1) record and identify toileting sessions with regard to stool and urine events; (2) compare the results with the person-reported, standard-of-care methods; and (3) establish metrics of user acceptability and ease of use in a assisted living facility population.

methodsWe used two phases: (1) initial development of the TrueLoo algorithms to accurately identify urine and stool events and (2) evaluation of the algorithms against person-reported, standard-of-care methods commonly used in assisted living facilities. Phase 2 analyzed data over a 3-day period from 52 devices. Participants' age ranged from 63 to 101 (mean 84, SD 9.35) years. Acceptability and ease-of-use data were also collected.

resultsRegarding the development of the TrueLoo algorithm for urine assessment, sensitivity and specificity of 96% and 85% were observed when evaluating a gold-standard labeled data set, respectively (F

conclusionsThe TrueLoo accurately recorded toileting sessions compared with standard-of-care methods, successfully establishing metrics of user acceptability and ease of use in assisted living populations. While additional validation studies are warranted, data presented in this paper support the use of the TrueLoo in assisted living settings as a model of event monitoring during toileting.

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAssisted Living FacilitiesBathroom EquipmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesUrinationactivities of daily livingbowel movementselder caremonitoring technologysmart toiletingtoileting habits

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PMCPMC11165284

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