Non-intrusive Tracking of Patients with Dementia Using a Wireless Sensor Network
Arnoldo Díaz-Ramírez, Fabian Natanael Murrieta-Rico, Jorge A. Atempa, Francisco A. Bonino · 2013
As a consequence of the aging of the world population, society and governments must face major challenges regarding people's health. In recent years, researches have been interested in investigating how the technology can be used to improve the healthcare and assistance of patients with dementia, as the Alzheimer's disease. In this paper, we propose a nonintrusive pervasive model to assist patients with dementia, based on the use of a wireless sensor network. Using high availability and low cost binary sensors, the proposed model is able to determine in real-time the location of a patient, and to emit alerts if one leaves a safe place without supervision.