Detecting Distress in Cognitively Impaired People to Prevent Suffering: Protocol for an Observational Feasibility Study of a Radar-Based Technology Augmented with Photoplethysmographic Sensors and Audio Signals (SURREAL).

Christopher Boehlke, Fabian Buergi, Jens Eckstein, Marc Stawiski, Simone Hemm, Wolfgang Hasemann, Jan Gaertner

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Christopher BoehlkePalliative Care Center, Bethesda Spital AG, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6985-0201

Fabian BuergiPalliative Care Center, Bethesda Spital AG, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0009-0845-6030

Jens EcksteinDepartment Digitalization & ICT, University Hospital Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1693-9851

Marc StawiskiInstitute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0009-0902-7801

Simone HemmInstitute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5726-6761

Wolfgang HasemannInstitute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2417-3785

Jan GaertnerPalliative Care Center, Bethesda Spital AG, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1176-3164

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Cognitive DysfunctionPhotoplethysmographyRadarAdultDigital HealthFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleObservational Studies as TopicPalliative Caredigital healthdistress detectiondyspneapalliative careradarwearable devices

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PMID42515368

DOI10.3390/s26144484

PMCPMC13416587

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