scholarly journals Recognizing Physical Activity of Older People from Wearable Sensors and Inconsistent Data

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimilia Papagiannaki ◽  
Evangelia Zacharaki ◽  
Gerasimos Kalouris ◽  
Spyridon Kalogiannis ◽  
Konstantinos Deltouzos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Physiological Monitoring ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Valuable Alternative ◽  
Learning Architectures

The physiological monitoring of older people using wearable sensors has shown great potential in improving their quality of life and preventing undesired events related to their health status. Nevertheless, creating robust predictive models from data collected unobtrusively in home environments can be challenging, especially for vulnerable ageing population. Under that premise, we propose an activity recognition scheme for older people exploiting feature extraction and machine learning, along with heuristic computational solutions to address the challenges due to inconsistent measurements in non-standardized environments. In addition, we compare the customized pipeline with deep learning architectures, such as convolutional neural networks, applied to raw sensor data without any pre- or post-processing adjustments. The results demonstrate that the generalizable deep architectures can compensate for inconsistencies during data acquisition providing a valuable alternative.

Exploring caregivers' perspectives on improving care for older people at the end of life in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 326-332
Author(s):  
Kanyanat Supaporn ◽  
Sang-arun Isaramalai ◽  
Wandee Suttharangsee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
Experience Of Care ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Care For Older People

Background: Older people in Thailand receive general medical and social care at the end of life, and many rarely access palliative services. In light of this, improving the quality of care for the ageing population relies on addressing the needs of family caregivers, who provide the majority of care in a home setting. Understanding caregivers' perspectives when caring for a friend or relative will help to improve the quality of care that they provide. Aim: To explore caregivers' perspectives on improving care for older people in Thailand in the palliative stage. Methods: A qualitative study using in-depth interviews and observation of 10 older people in the palliative stage and their caregivers was undertaken. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings: Data analysis revealed three themes: caregivers cared to repay the older person's previous kindness, caregivers cared and changed their caregiving behaviour to minimise the older person's perception of being abandoned or being a burden, and to follow Thai ancestral traditions, so that the older person could die peacefully. Conclusion: This study provides specific instructions for those who provide care for older Thai people in the palliative stage. Finding ways to address caregivers' perspectives on improving care quality could enhance the experience of care recipients.

Older Drivers and Driving Cessation

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacki Liddle ◽  
Kryss McKenna
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Driving Cessation ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Life Roles ◽  
Accident Statistics

Driving is a complex and valued instrumental activity of daily living, which is associated with a person's freedom, independence and autonomy. With an ageing population and various cohort effects, the number of older drivers is increasing at a nearly exponential rate. While drivers over the age of 65 years have attracted media and research attention because of accident statistics, research has also begun to focus on the outcomes for older people giving up driving. The outcomes of older people driving or giving up driving need to be considered by occupational therapists because of the potential impact on quality of life, life roles, independence and safety. Occupational therapists must be aware of legislation pertaining to older drivers and health professionals, although this is complicated by the fact that it differs between and within countries. This literature review aims to investigate the issues associated with older drivers and with driving cessation and the implications for occupational therapists.

A Decision-Level Data Fusion Approach to Surface Roughness Prediction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupeng Wei ◽  
Dazhong Wu ◽  
Janis Terpenny
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Data Fusion ◽  
Process Monitoring ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Decision Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Fusion Approach

Abstract To improve the quality of additively manufactured parts, it is crucial to develop real-time process monitoring systems and data-driven predictive models. While various sensor- and image-based process monitoring methods have been developed to improve the quality of additively manufactured parts, very limited research has been conducted to predict surface roughness. To fill this gap, this paper presents a decision-level data fusion approach to predicting surface roughness in the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process. The predictive models are trained by the random forests method using multiple sensor signals. A decision-level data fusion method is introduced to integrate sensor data sources. Experimental results have shown that the decision-level data fusion approach can predict surface roughness in FDM with high accuracy.

Chronic kidney disease in older people: diagnosis, pathogenesis and management

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
Claire C Beeson ◽  
Edmund J Lamb ◽  
Shelagh E O'Riordan
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Older People ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Risk Of Progression

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to long-term impairment of renal function. It is predominantly a disease of older people and the true extent of this has only recently been recognized. CKD has a number of implications including increased cardiovascular risk, secondary complications such as renal anaemia and bone disease and a small but significant risk of progression to established renal failure (ERF). It is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs and, against the background of an ageing population and the rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes, represents a growing public health problem. Evidence that specific interventions can reduce the cardiovascular risk associated with CKD and the risk of progressive CKD, as well as improving quality of life, has highlighted the importance of early detection of this disease.

scholarly journals Promoting Ageing-in-Place: Design of residential buildings for older people in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Tulika Suchit Gadakari ◽  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
Karim Hadjri ◽  
Junjie Huang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Ageing In Place ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Ageing Model ◽  
Design Factors

Ageing-in-place is the most common ageing model in China. Therefore, design of age-friendly residential buildings and neighbourhoods becomes an important factor leading to improvement in older people’s health and quality of life. This paper presents the current situation of the ageing population in Chinese cities by qualitatively analysing existing literature, design standards and conducting stakeholder interviews to understand older people’s housing choices as well as establish physical design factors, challenges and potentials of residential design for older people. The findings will fill the knowledge gap of age-friendly residential models in China and guide better design to meet older people’s needs.

Quality of life of older people in China: a systematic review

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Allan Hicks ◽  
Alison E While
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

SummaryThe quality of life (QoL) of older people is of increasing interest in China, due to its ageing population. A systematic review of published QoL studies was undertaken to examine different measurements and related factors of QoL of older people in China. Papers were identified by searching the following electronic databases: Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, China Academic Journal and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals. Fifteen studies were included in the review, using eight different QoL measurement tools. Health status, psychological well-being, social well-being, housing and socio-demographic factors were identified as important related factors of QoL. Further studies are needed using valid measurement tools to explore more factors, especially culturally specific contributors, to the QoL of older people.

scholarly journals Anaemia - a common syndrome in old age

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Mariana Georgieva Yordanova
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
General Weakness ◽  
Clinical Consequences

Anaemia is a common syndrome in the elderly (age>65 years), combined with changes and diseases characteristic of ageing. There are currently nearly 500 million (7%) adults over the age of 65 in the world. According to statistics, there are about 15 million older people with anaemia in the European Union. This number is likely to increase in the coming years due to the ageing population in Western societies.1 The acute anaemic syndrome is dominated by symptoms of decreased circulatory volume, such as dizziness, syncope and hypotension. While in the chronic course, anaemia can be asymptomatic and be detected accidentally in a laboratory test. Suspicious signs are a reduced ability to carry oxygen, such as general weakness, fatigue and shortness of breath, for which age changes are often blamed. Worsening of concomitant conditions such as angina, heart failure, CKD and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been observed. Older people with anaemia of any degree have a deteriorating quality of life due to significantly higher morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this review is to summarize the most common etiological causes of anaemia in the elderly, clinical consequences, and guidelines for diagnosis.

scholarly journals Experimenting Mobile and e-Health Services with Frail MCI Older People

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franca Delmastro ◽  
Cristina Dolciotti ◽  
Davide La Rosa ◽  
Flavio Di Martino ◽  
Massimo Magrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Secondary Users ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

The ageing population has become an increasing phenomenon world-wide, leading to a growing need for specialised help. Improving the quality of life of older people can lower the risk of depression and social isolation, but it requires a multi-dimensional approach through continuous monitoring and training of the main health domains (e.g., cognitive, motor, nutritional and behavioural). To this end, the use of mobile and e-health services tailored to the user’s needs can help stabilise their health conditions, in terms of physical, mental, and social capabilities. In this context, the INTESA project proposes a set of personalised monitoring and rehabilitation services for older people, based on mobile and wearable technologies ready to be used either at home or in residential long-term care facilities. We evaluated the proposed solution by deploying a suite of services in a nursing home and defining customised protocols to involve both guests (primary users) and nursing care personnel (secondary users). In this paper, we present the extended results obtained after the one-year period of experimentation in terms of technical reliability of the system, Quality of Experience, and user acceptance for both the user categories.

The Quality of Life of Older People With a Disability in Ireland

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Murphy ◽  
Eamon O'Shea ◽  
Adeline Cooney ◽  
Dympna Casey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People

Financial Interdependence among Malay Older People in the Community: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Ahmad Shahir Abdul Mutalib ◽  
Akehsan Haji Dahlan ◽  
Ajau Danis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

This study explores the practice of financial interdependence among Malay older people who live in the community in Malaysia. Eleven Malay older people participated in this qualitative study by an in-depth interview. The data was analyzed using six stages of the interpretative phenomenological analysis. Two main themes emerged from the interview transcripts are issues regarding living expenses and financial assistance. Financial interdependence is one of the most effective ways for the Malay older people in the community in Malaysia to adapt their retired status, to achieve maximum life satisfaction and productivity thereby improving their overall quality of life.Keywords: Financial interdependence, Older people, Quality of life, Interpretative phenomenological analysisISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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