Real-time detection and motivation of eating activity in elderly people with dementia using Pose Estimation with TensorFlow and OpenCV.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Mhamed Nour
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Pose Estimation ◽  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Ethical Aspect ◽  
Activity Detection ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Human Activity Detection ◽  
User Friendly

The objective of this research is to automatically detect the intake of meals for elderly people with dementia living alone by using a Pose Estimation procedure with TensorFlow and OpenCV. Such service based on an Artificial Intelligence product will require minimum intervention of the caregiver or a person as medical support.    We proposed a method for the automatic eating activity detection. We will use this approach for human activity detection in general, for instance monitoring the security and the protection of the patient, automatic motivation of the patient to eat in case no eating detection has been done. The choice of appropriate AI assistive technology was done to satisfy both the elderly people with neurodegenerative disorders and the caregiver, to verify the ethical aspect, simplify design, optimize code, and improve user friendly aspects. 

Patterns of living arrangements of the elderly in mainland China

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiehua Lu ◽  
Yun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Healthy Longevity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the changes and consequences of the patterns of Chinese elderly population’s living arrangements. It contains information that can be considered for future policy making for the elderly and to gain a better understanding of the social transition in China. Design/methodology/approach Based on the analysis of the population census data in 2000 and 2010, the authors examined the changes and trends of the living arrangements of the elderly Chinese population. Furthermore, the authors analyzed factors influencing the Chinese elderly’s living arrangements according to the data acquired from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Findings First, the proportion of the elderly people living with children has been decreasing. Second, the proportions of elderly people “living alone” and “living with spouse independently” has largely increased. Third, the changes and trends showed differences between urban and rural regions. Originality/value By looking at the characteristics among elderly people with different living arrangement patterns, those that are “living alone” are typically in disadvantaged conditions, and thus special attention should be paid with regards to related research and policies for the elderly who are “living alone.”

scholarly journals Relationship between Physical Activity Level and Depression of Elderly People Living Alone

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 4051
Author(s):  
Byeon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Strength Exercise ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intensity Physical Activity ◽  
The Relationship

Background and objectives: Only a few studies analyzed the physical activity level of elderly people living alone in local communities and evaluated the relationship between it and mental health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between regular physical activity and depression in the elderly living alone and to provide basic data for the prevention of depression in the elderly. Materials and Methods: We analyzed 256 elderly people living alone aged 65 years or older who completed the 2014 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Depression was defined as a score of 10 or higher using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). This study investigated walking per week, days of muscular strength exercise performance in the past 1 week, days of flexibility exercise in the past 1 week, mean hours in a sitting position per day, the numbers of days and hours conducting a high intensity physical activity in the past 1 week, and numbers of days and hours conducting a medium intensity physical activity in the past 1 week to define physical activity. Our study presented prevalence odds ratios (pOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) by using complex sample logistic regression analysis in order to identify the relationship between physical activity and depression. Results: The results of complex sample logistic regression analysis showed that flexibility exercise was significantly related to depression (p < 0.05). On the other hand, the mean hours in a sitting position per day, aerobic physical activity, walking, and muscular strength exercise were not significantly related to geriatric depression. Conclusions: The results of our study implied that persistent flexibility exercise might be more effective to maintain a healthy mental status than muscular strength exercise. A longitudinal study is required to prove the causal relationship between physical activity and depression in the old age.

Living Arrangements of Non-Married Elderly People in the Netherlands in 1990

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Van Solinge
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Public Care

ABSTRACTIn 1990, approximately one out of every three elderly persons in the Netherlands was living alone. This proportion has almost doubled since 1960. This sharp increase in living alone among the elderly has attracted attention in political circles and among policy makers. An understanding of living arrangements of elderly people is critical for a determination of the likely need for public care, such as home help and district nursing, and institutional care. Elderly persons who live alone require public care services sooner, whether or not as supplement to informal care from persons outside the household. This article examines the living arrangements of the elderly in the Netherlands. Special attention is paid to the household structure of unmarried and no longer married elderly persons, and why so many of then live alone. The data used in this study are taken from the 1989/90 Housing Demand Survey (WBO), which is a large-scale sample survey containing approximately 50,000 Dutch households.

scholarly journals RECURSO PARA AUXÍLIO E MONITORAMENTO DE IDOSOS QUE MORAM SOZINHOS

2018 ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Renato Antônio Chiari ◽  
Francisco Assis da Silva ◽  
Leandro Luiz de Almeida ◽  
Danillo Roberto Pereira ◽  
Mario Augusto Pazoti
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Fertility Rates ◽  
Technological Resource ◽  
Android Operating System ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Global Aging

The increase in life expectancy and the reduction of fertility rates contribute to a global aging, in Brazil the number of people over 60 years went from 3 million in 1960 to more than 20 million in 2010, with that another number that is increasing Is the number of elderly people living alone, from 1.1 million in 1992 to 3.7 million in 2012. This work proposes the creation of a technological resource to help and monitor the elderly who live alone. Thefeature createdconsists of anapplication for smartphones with Android operating system that must be installed on the devices of the elderly and its responsible,allowingthe sending of warnings through texts of instantaneous display and warningsof automatic display at dates and times set by the person in charge, It also has options for making video calls and for consulting the location of the elderly. The application also uses the smartphone's accelerometer to detect when the elderly suffer a fall and notify the responsible through an SMS.

scholarly journals Healthcare Needs of the Elderly People over 85 Years Living Alone on the Island Area in Japan: A Descriptive Study

Health ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 516-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Hiramitsu ◽  
Michiko Moriyama ◽  
Kanae Osaki ◽  
Ritsuko Sakamoto ◽  
Megumi Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Island Area ◽  
Healthcare Needs

scholarly journals Modernization, Aging and Coresidence of Older Persons: the Sri Lankan Experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarasiri De Silva ◽  
W.M.J. Welgama
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Fishing Villages ◽  
Living Space

This paper examines the effects of the modernization on the living arrangements of elderly people in six selected communities representing urban, semi-urban, estate, rural, colonized settlement and fishing villages in Sri Lanka. The paper concludes that the modernization of the economy and society has exacerbated an intergenerational rift leading to an intensification of tensions between elderly people and other family members, despite the fact that the percentage of older people living with their children remains high. Such coresidence or intergenerational living comprises many types of living arrangements, and leads to mixed results for care of the elderly. Many elderly people have developed mechanisms to counteract the negative effects of coresidence: seeking independence during old age, by earning their own income and living alone or living with the spouse, indulging in behaviors such as drinking, spending time outside the home with friends of similar age, or creating their own living space within coresidence.

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