Possibility of ic tags in the medical and welfare field
Noboru Ashida, Y. Ashida, Masami FUKUI, Takahiro Higashi, Kiyoko Makimoto · 2006
The rate of aging has been accelerated in non-Western world in the last decade, and caring for demented elderly is becoming the social issue. Increasing concern for patient safety for demented elderly tends to confine patients in restricted areas. Integrated circuit (IC) tags can be used to improve patient safety by real time monitoring without restricting patient movement. Software developed for this system displays the graphical display of the movement, the distance walked per day, and number of detected by the receiver during 24-hour period by location and by ID number of the IC tag carrier. Application of IC tags is virtually unlimited. In health care settings, this system could be used to detect falls, to prevent eloping, to conduct needs assessment for rehabilitation, to evaluate rehabilitation program, and to evaluate the quality of dementia care.