Monitoring Hospital Patients Using Ambient Displays

2010 ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Tentori ◽  
Daniela Segura ◽  
Jesus Favela
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Hospital Workers ◽  
Ambient Displays ◽  
Hospital Work ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
The Status ◽  
Frequent Switching

Hospital work is characterized by intense mobility, a frequent switching between tasks, and the need to collaborate and coordinate activities among specialists. These working conditions impose important demands on hospital staff, whose attention becomes a limited and important resource to administer. Nurses in particular, need to constantly monitor the status of patients in order to assess their condition, assist them and/or notify physicians or specialists. Given their work load, it is not rare for them to miss important events, such as a catheter being disconnected due to the patient movement or the need to change a urine bag that has been filled. Pervasive technologies by being able to continuously monitor patients could provide awareness of the patients’ health condition. This awareness must be subtle, expressive, and unobtrusive without intruding on hospital workers’ focal activity. In this chapter the authors explore the use of ambient displays to adequately monitor patient’s health status and promptly and opportunistically notify hospital workers of those changes. To show the feasibility and applicability of ambient displays in hospitals they designed and developed two ambient displays that can be used to provide awareness patients’ health status to hospital workers. The first display takes into account the mobility experienced by nurses during their work to supervise the activities of daily living (ADL) conducted by patients. The second display is a flower vase that notifies nurses the urine output of patients and the status of their urine bag.

scholarly journals A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY TO ASSESS THE STATUS OF BMI AND ATTITUDE OF SELF CARE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF PRIVATE AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE KERALA

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-66
Author(s):  
Aswathy V ◽  
Umadevi K N ◽  
Vivek Unni K K ◽  
Nivil K P
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Status ◽  
Status Assessment

Health care profession is considered as most stressful and difficult profession that demands compromises. Health professionals are prone to lifestyle disorders and early aging owing to their work load, untimely food, inadequate sleep and sedentary work. Unfortunately, self-care among health care professionals and students are very less. It’s important to develop self-care attitude among the medical students along with medical education they receive. Self-care maintenance should develop as one’s habit and to develop such habit, health status assessment and self-care measures should be periodically encouraged in every medical colleges. Present study took place as a part of National Service Scheme campaign to assess the health status of our medical students and a short assessment of their attitude towards self- care.

scholarly journals Underwater hyperspectral classification of deep sea corals exposed to 2-methylnaphthalene

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Anton Letnes ◽  
Ingrid Myrnes Hansen ◽  
Lars Martin Sandvik Aas ◽  
Ingvar Eide ◽  
Ragnhild Pettersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Lophelia Pertusa ◽  
Remote Sensing Technique ◽  
Machine Learning Model ◽  
Color Morphs ◽  
The Status ◽  
Hyperspectral Classification

AbstractCoral reefs around the world are under threat due to anthropogenic impacts on the environment. It is therefore important to develop methods to monitor the status of the reefs and detect changes in the health condition of the corals at an early stage before severe damage occur. In this work, we evaluate underwater hyperspectral imaging as a method to detect changes in health status of both orange and white color morphs of the coral species Lophelia pertusa.Differing health status was achieved by exposing 66 coral samples to the toxic compound 2-methylnaphthalene in concentrations of 0 mg L−1 to 3.5 mg L−1. A machine learning model was utilized to classify corals according to lethal concentration (LC) levels LC5 (5 % mortality) and LC25 (25 % mortality), solely based on their reflectance spectra. All coral samples were classified to correct concentration group. This is a first step towards developing a remote sensing technique able to assess environmental impact on deep-water coral habitats over larger areas.

scholarly journals Development of Automatic Reminder System for Geriatric Medicine Intake

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Aisyah Rahimi ◽  
Hamimi Zakri ◽  
Azira Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Infrared Sensor ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Reminder System ◽  
The Status

The consumption of medicine is typical in geriatrics, having many problems related to medications. Geriatrics often forget to take their medicine, and this problem can be overcome by using an automatic reminder system. In this study, an automated reminder system is developed as an improved community element, acting as a system that can help geriatric in taking their medicine on time, thus, boosting their health condition. This reminder system also includes an interaction between the geriatrics and their caretakers. This reminder system includes Arduino UNO as the microcontroller, with the notification system, Blynk Application, a buzzer, and a light-emitting diode (LED) system. To make this reminder system more versatile, the buzzer will alarm during the medicine intake time, giving information to the elderly on which medicine to take. When the time has reached to take medication, the buzzer will produce a sound. Suppose the medicine box opens after the buzzer's sound and is detected by the passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor). In that case, the caretaker will receive a notification through the Blynk application that the geriatric already took medicine. On the contrary, if the medicine box is not open after 3 minutes following the buzzer's sound, which indicates that the geriatric did not take their medicine, the system will not send a notification to their caretakers on the status. This prototype is tested on ten users for its accuracy and effectiveness. It is believed that this system can provide geriatrics more alert in taking their medicine on time, enhancing their health status.

Oral Health Status and Oral Health Services Utilization of Myanmar Residents in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Services Utilization ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
The Status

The purpose of this study was to investigate oral health status and oral health care services utilization among Myanmar residents in Japan. A crosssectional epidemiological study was performed among 152 Myanmar residents aged 18 to 67 years in Tokyo, Japan. Clinical oral examinations and questionnaire surveys were conducted from June to July, 2017. Caries prevalence for all participants was 70.4% with mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) of 2.72±2.91. The prevalence of periodontal disease (Community Periodontal Index - CPI code 1) for all participants was 93.4%. A total of 67 participants (44.1%) had the experience of dental visits in Japan. Most participants (84.2%) had Japanese health insurance, and the participants with health insurance had a significantly higher number of filled teeth than those without (p=0.036). DMFT (p=0.020) and the prevalence of periodontal disease (p=0.049) were significantly lower in participants with health insurance than in those without. Further, self-perceived oral health was better in participants with health insurance than those without (p=0.001). The status of health insurance was indicated to influence on oral health status. In order to promote oral health and facilitate on owning health insurance to Myanmar residents in Japan, oral health education also should be provided to enhance their oral health knowledge.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic and Behavioral Correlates of COVID-19 Infections among Hospital Workers in the Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5048
Author(s):  
Adrianna Bella ◽  
Mochamad Thoriq Akbar ◽  
Gita Kusnadi ◽  
Olivia Herlinda ◽  
Putri Aprilia Regita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Worker ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Workers ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Cross Sectional

(1) Background: because of close contacts with COVID-19 patients, hospital workers are among the highest risk groups for infection. This study examined the socioeconomic and behavioral correlates of COVID-19 infection among hospital workers in Indonesia, the country hardest-hit by the disease in the Southeast Asia region. (2) Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study, which collected data from 1397 hospital staff from eight hospitals in the Greater Jakarta area during April–July 2020. The data was collected using an online self-administered questionnaire and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests. We employed descriptive statistics and adjusted and unadjusted logistic regressions to analyze the data of hospital workers as well as the subgroups of healthcare and non-healthcare workers. (3) Results: from a total of 1397 hospital staff in the study, 22 (1.6%) were infected. In terms of correlates, being a healthcare worker (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 8.31, 95% CI 1.27–54.54) and having a household size of more than five (AOR = 4.09, 1.02–16.43) were significantly associated with a higher risk of infection. On the other hand, those with middle- and upper-expenditure levels were shown to have a lower risk of infection (AOR = 0.06, 0.01–0.66). Behavioral factors associated with COVID-19 infection among healthcare and non-healthcare workers included knowledge of standard personal protective equipment (PPE) (AOR = 0.08, 0.01–0.54) and application of the six-step handwashing technique (AOR = 0.32, 0.12–0.83). (4) Conclusion: among hospital staff, correlates of COVID-19 infection included being a healthcare worker, household size, expenditure level, knowledge and use of PPE, and application of appropriate hand washing techniques.

scholarly journals Exploring Employment Trend and Relationship With Individual and Family-Related Factors in 65 or Older Koreans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Yeonji Ryou ◽  
Ryou Yeonji
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The People ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the trend of the employment status in 65 years or older adults who reside in South Korea and to explore the relationship between the status of employment and individual and family-related factors. This study utilized 10-year and 6-wave secondary data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The original panel sample is a random sample of 10,254 adults who are 45 or older, but for the aim of this study, the participants younger than 65 years were excluded. The number of samples in each wave is different, ranging from 4,013 to 4,335 due to the death of the participant, the rejection of additional interviews, and the refreshment participant collected in Wave 5. The findings indicate that the absolute employment of the people aged 65 or older and the proportion of working people among those have increased over the past decade. In this study, it is also found that there is a close relationship between employment status and individual factors such as gender, educational background, health condition, region, etc. Moreover, the results suggest that there are various facets of the relationship between employment status and family-related factors including whether living with children, the number of the member whom I help with daily activities, the total amount of financial support from/to children/parents/other family or whether participating social activities, etc. The implications of the need for employing the older population and the consideration family-related factors in the policy-making process in Korea are discussed.

Do knowledge about sodium, health status by self-report, and having hypertension predict sodium consumption behaviors among Southern California hospital employees?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia D’Addario ◽  
Tony Kuo ◽  
Brenda Robles
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sodium Reduction ◽  
High Sodium ◽  
Hospital Employees ◽  
Sodium Consumption

Lay Summary A major problem in the United States is the overconsumption of high sodium foods. These foods often put people at higher risk of hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. Recent public health efforts have tackled this problem by making it easier to select/purchase healthier, lower sodium foods in different settings. Hospital employees are one such group that has been the focus of these interventions. Presently, little is known about what explains sodium-related dietary behaviors among hospital employees. To address this gap, we used data from a survey of hospital staff who were exposed to sodium reduction interventions in the workplace to examine how their knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported health status affected their sodium consumption. A key finding was being in “good health” and having the belief that salt intake matters for health predicted decreased sodium consumption among the survey participants. These and other study findings provide context and insights into ways in which further sodium reduction could be achieved among at-risk hospital employees.

Health status and lifestyle of the Oraon tea garden labourers of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subrata K. Roy ◽  
Tanaya Kundu Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Health Lifestyles ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Tea Garden ◽  
Sufficient Food

This chapter looks at the health and lifestyle factors among tea garden labourers in West Bengal. Tea garden labourers enjoy access to some free facilities like education for children, medical facilities, piped drinking water, housing, and subsidised food. Yet they still suffer from several health problems. This might be due to insufficient or inadequately maintained facilities, poor lifestyles, or a mixture thereof. The chapter then focuses on the work environment, lifestyles, and physical health status of Oraon tea garden labourers of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The results reveal that around 60 per cent of the labourers are underweight, despite reporting that they were getting sufficient food to eat. Poor hygienic practices may explain these results. Anaemia was also high for both sexes. Ultimately, the overall health condition of the labourers may be explained by the poor health lifestyles that they have adopted in response to their work environment.

scholarly journals A MONITORING METHOD OF COLOR DECAYING FOR COLORED PATTERNS IN ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 1193-1198
Author(s):  
L. Zhang ◽  
J. Xie ◽  
L. Qin ◽  
Z. Liu ◽  
G. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Good Health ◽  
Color Difference ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Special Part ◽  
Color Differences ◽  
The Status ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Colored Pattern

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> As a special part of architectural heritage, the colored pattern is not only artwork to decorate the architecture, but information reflecting specific historical era. So it has great cultural and artistic value. However, the colored pattern is one of the most sensitive types of cultural relics, which is sensitive to natural environment changes and highly vulnerable to erosion. In order to strengthen the protection of colored patterns in history architectures, it is necessary to monitor the status quo of them.</p><p>This work introduces a monitoring method of color decaying for colored patterns in architecture: set up the illuminants, adjust the illuminants, detect the color information and calculate the color difference. Based on the color difference by CIE DE2000 formula, the color decaying status of the pattern can be evaluated. The monitoring period should be at least three months.</p><p>About four years’ work has been carried out for colored patterns in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, and the color differences &amp;Delta;E<sub>00</sub> are about from 2 to 5, some can be over 9. In result, most colored patterns keep in good health condition. Color decaying happens every time and there are slight changes in most colored patterns. In 2nd quarter 2017, aware changes happened in nearly all the patterns. According to the color difference to evaluate the color decaying of the colored patterns, it is an efficient method to analyze the health status of colored patterns.</p>

scholarly journals Kesehatan Jiwa Wanita Usia Pada Usia Produktif: Suatu Kajian Masalah

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Achir Yani S Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Sexual Organ ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
The Status

Kesehatan jiwa wanita sangat mempengaruhi kesehatan wanita. Pada usia produktif gangguan kesehatan jiwa wanita sering berhubungan dengan: perannya sebagai istri, ibu dan pekerja; kondisi kesehatan fisik terutama kondisi bagian tubuh yang menjadi simbol kewanitaan; serta penganiayaan fisik atau mental. Proses berduka, kemurungan, psikosa paska melahirkan, bunuh diri merupakan reaksi negatif dari gangguan terhadap kesehatan jiwa. The status of woman mental health gives a lot of influences to the whole of her health condition. On productive age, the alteration of woman’s mental health  could be induced by her role as wife, mother and worker, her physical condition mainly the condition of sexual organ; as well as physical and mentaly abused. Grieving process, depression, psicosa after labour and suicide are negative responses that was triggered by those alterations.

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