RFID technology: A novel observational and measurement method in dementia-related wandering
William D. Kearns, H. Helen Moore · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) · 2007
Introduction RFID is presently used in alarm systems in nursing homes to differentiate patients from staff and visitors at exitways and to provide selective lockdown. It is well-proven, robust and widely-used technology; Most studies of wandering have occurred in nursing homes; much about wandering and wandering-related behavior at home remains unknown; Radio frequency identification systems (RFID) represent an innovative approach to studying wandering and wandering-related behaviors in home-based settings. Definitions RFID a wireless system capable of collecting 24-hour data on date, time of day, identity of the person entering monitored zones and duration of time spent in the monitored zone. Wandering meandering, aimless or repetitive locomotion that exposes a person to harm and is incongruent with boundaries, limits or obstacles.