Agitation Monitoring and Prevention System for Dementia Caregiver Empowerment
Nutta Homdee, Ridwan Alam, James Hayes, Tamanna Hamid, John Park, Sean Wolfe, Hilda Goins, Nykesha Fyffe, Temple Newbold, Tonya L. Smith‐Jackson, Azziza Bankole, Martha Smith Anderson, John Lach · Computer · 2019
Dementia caregiver burden associated with patient agitation is one of the most common reasons for the institutionalization of a person with dementia. We developed an integrative sensing, analytics, modeling, and intervention system that detects early signs of agitation and notifies the caregiver to intervene before escalation.