Performance evaluation of the Activity Analyzer
Harold Greene, Courtney Dulude, Amanda Neves, Ying Sun, Patricia M. Burbank · 2012
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of the Activity Analyzer used to monitor and encourage physical activities of older adults. The Activity Analyzer is a wearable device designed to monitor the daily activity and inactivity according to a preprogrammed time schedule. The device is also capable of playing back pre-recorded messages to encourage exercises if periods of inactivity are detected under predefined conditions. At the end of the day, the daily activity data with a time resolution of 5 minutes can be retrieved from the mobile unit via a docking station for further analysis. The study provided preliminary test results from human subjects to evaluate the performance and optimize parameters of the device. The result is useful as a guideline for a larger-scale human study to assess the effectiveness of the device in terms of improving the daily activities for older adults.