Study on the Design of Intelligent Positioning Clothing for Preventing the Elderly from Getting Lost

Disorientation in a new place (e.g. a hospital ward) and inability to remember a route after having been shown and having walked it several times, is a well known feature of senile dementia. These disturbances are a frequent practical cause of difficulty, since such patients are not uncommonly physically fit and active and unless allowed to wander about during some of their waking hours become irritable and unhappy. Yet their supervision and care places a great strain on those responsible for their welfare. If left to themselves they have a tendency to fall downstairs or to wander on to roads which renders them a menace both to themselves and to others. Some insight into the causes of spatial disorientation in the elderly, and ways in which it might to some extent be compensated for, would therefore be of considerable practical assistance. It may not lead to a cure of the defects, any more than a study of the reasons for getting lost in a fog will help to relieve the meteorological conditions. What it may do, however, is to discover the equivalent to senile patients of “cats' eyes” to the motorist, and help to relieve labour and prevent accidents.

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Study on Portable Tracking and Monitoring System

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.329.448 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 329 ◽

pp. 448-451

Author(s):

Yan Liu ◽

Gan Zhou Liao

Keyword(s):

Monitoring System ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Computer Control ◽

The Elderly ◽

Sensor Technology ◽

Mobile Wireless ◽

System Solution ◽

Wireless Terminal ◽

Getting Lost ◽

Mobile Communication Technology

In this study, in combination with mobile communication technology, sensor technology and computer technology, a tracking and monitoring system solution for preventing children and the elderly from getting lost is proposed. With the purpose of realizing monitoring and exerting no effect on the normal activities of the monitored objects, a mobile wireless terminal is applied in this system. Through using embedded microcontroller controller as control core, data acquisition, storage, and distance detection are realized. Through using embedded GPS positioning technology and GSM technology, the instant positions of the monitored children and the elderly are detected. When the monitored objects need to move in a fixed place (kindergarten or nursing home), portable terminals can communicate with computer control terminals and will automatically send a signal for providing warnings and informing computers and guardians when the monitored objects exceed the warning scope, so that it becomes easier for guardians to take corresponding measures in time. Besides, the system can effectively prevent children and the elderly from getting lost, or the emergence of other dangers.

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“I don’t know why I’m here”: from knot-working to not-knowing

Journal of Organizational Ethnography ◽

10.1108/joe-07-2013-0016 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 246-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charlotte Wegener

Keyword(s):

Elderly Care ◽

Research Question ◽

The Elderly ◽

Field Studies ◽

Theoretical Concept ◽

Content Type ◽

Field Notes ◽

Getting Lost ◽

Research Questions ◽

Initial Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the idea of getting lost during field studies as a point of departure for reframing the initial research question. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents field notes and reflections to illustrate the process of tracing innovation in the field by means of a theoretical concept – “knot-working” as proposed by Engeström (2008). By paying attention to seemingly irrelevant empirical data and experiences of being lost, the author infuses another theoretical concept – “not-knowing” as proposed by Lather (2007). Findings – By questioning research questions, it becomes possible to challenge conventional assumptions in the field under study as well as assumptions underlying existing theory. It is argued that good research questions evolve iteratively throughout a study and might be even more valuable than answers (Alvesson and Sandberg, 2013). The paper illustrates how not-knowing can serve as a methodological perspective from where ordinary held assumptions can be reconsidered, thus paving the way for novel research questions that can enhance established theory. Originality/value – The paper questions the initial research question: “How is the elderly care sector affected by innovation imperatives,” and ends up posing the reverse question: How are innovation imperatives affected – or how could they be affected – by the notion of care.

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Cell surface changes during aging of human bladder epithelium examined by lectin probes and SEM

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100162429 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 966-967

Author(s):

J. Jacob ◽

M.F.M. Ismail

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Ultrastructural Changes ◽

Pokeweed Mitogen ◽

Asymmetric Structure ◽

Luminal Surface ◽

Bladder Epithelium ◽

Aldehyde Groups ◽

Cell Surface Changes ◽

Phosphate Buffered Saline ◽

Surface Changes

Ultrastructural changes have been shown to occur in the urinary bladder epithelium (urothelium) during the life span of humans. With increasing age, the luminal surface becomes more flexible and develops simple microvilli-like processes. Furthermore, the specialised asymmetric structure of the luminal plasma membrane is relatively more prominent in the young than in the elderly. The nature of the changes at the luminal surface is now explored by lectin-mediated adsorption visualised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).Samples of young adult (21-31 y old) and elderly (58-82 y old) urothelia were fixed in buffered 2% glutaraldehyde for 10 m and washed with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing Ca++ and Mg++ at room temperature. They were incubated overnight at 4°C in 0.1 M ammonium chloride in PBS to block any remaining aldehyde groups. The samples were then allowed to stand in PBS at 37°C for 2 h before incubation at 37°C for 30 m with lectins. The lectins used were concanavalin A (Con A), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM) at a concentration of 500 mg/ml in PBS at pH 7.A.

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The effect of dental geriatric curricula on attitudes toward the elderly

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1988.52.9.tb02232.x ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 52 (9) ◽

pp. 516-518 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J Mann ◽

TJ Bomberg ◽

JM Holtzman ◽

DB Berkey

Keyword(s):

The Elderly

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Speech-Language Pathologists' Attitudes Toward Aging and the Elderly

Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders ◽

10.1044/cicsd_30_f_146 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 30 (Fall) ◽

pp. 146-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jeff Searl ◽

Rodney M. Gabel

Keyword(s):

The Elderly ◽

Speech Language Pathologists ◽

Attitudes Toward Aging

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Pharmacology Issues Related to Dementia Syndrome of Depression in Elderly Residents of Long-Term Care Settings

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld25.2.61 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 61-69

Author(s):

Angel L. Ball ◽

Adina S. Gray

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

The Elderly ◽

Environmental Communication ◽

Pharmacological Intervention ◽

Team Approach ◽

Discussion Paper ◽

Term Care ◽

Anticholinergic Medications ◽

Inappropriate Treatment ◽

Dementia Syndrome

Pharmacological intervention for depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly is higher than the population average. Among the patients on such medications are those with a puzzling mix of symptoms, diagnosed as “dementia syndrome of depression,” formerly termed “pseudodementia”. Cognitive-communicative changes, potentially due to medications, complicate the diagnosis even further. This discussion paper reviews the history of the terminology of “pseudodementia,” and examines the pharmacology given as treatment for depressive symptoms in the elderly population that can affect cognition and communication. Clinicians can reduce the risk of misdiagnosis or inappropriate treatment by having an awareness of potential side effects, including decreased attention, memory, and reasoning capacities, particularly due to some anticholinergic medications. A team approach to care should include a cohesive effort directed at caution against over-medication, informed management of polypharmacology, enhancement of environmental/communication supports and quality of life, and recognizing the typical nature of some depressive signs in elderly institutionalized individuals.

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