scholarly journals Sensors and Systems for Physical Rehabilitation and Health Monitoring—A Review

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (15) ◽  
pp. 4063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Medeiros Souza do Nascimento ◽  
Lucas Vacilotto Bonfati ◽  
Melissa La Banca Freitas ◽  
José Jair Alves Mendes Junior ◽  
Hugo Valadares Siqueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Rehabilitation ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems ◽  
Assistive Systems ◽  
Processing Techniques

The use of wearable equipment and sensing devices to monitor physical activities, whether for well-being, sports monitoring, or medical rehabilitation, has expanded rapidly due to the evolution of sensing techniques, cheaper integrated circuits, and the development of connectivity technologies. In this scenario, this paper presents a state-of-the-art review of sensors and systems for rehabilitation and health monitoring. Although we know the increasing importance of data processing techniques, our focus was on analyzing the implementation of sensors and biomedical applications. Although many themes overlap, we organized this review based on three groups: Sensors in Healthcare, Home Medical Assistance, and Continuous Health Monitoring; Systems and Sensors in Physical Rehabilitation; and Assistive Systems.

scholarly journals Piezoelectric Sensing Techniques in Structural Health Monitoring: A State-of-the-Art Review

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Jiao ◽  
King-James I. Egbe ◽  
Yiwei Xie ◽  
Ali Matin Nazar ◽  
Amir H. Alavi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Electromechanical Impedance ◽  
Structural Health ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems

Recently, there has been a growing interest in deploying smart materials as sensing components of structural health monitoring systems. In this arena, piezoelectric materials offer great promise for researchers to rapidly expand their many potential applications. The main goal of this study is to review the state-of-the-art piezoelectric-based sensing techniques that are currently used in the structural health monitoring area. These techniques range from piezoelectric electromechanical impedance and ultrasonic Lamb wave methods to a class of cutting-edge self-powered sensing systems. We present the principle of the piezoelectric effect and the underlying mechanisms used by the piezoelectric sensing methods to detect the structural response. Furthermore, the pros and cons of the current methodologies are discussed. In the end, we envision a role of the piezoelectric-based techniques in developing the next-generation self-monitoring and self-powering health monitoring systems.

scholarly journals Design & Development of IoT Based Rehabilitation Outdoor Landscape for Gait Phase Recognition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuroop Gaddam ◽  
Tim Wilkin ◽  
Maia Angelova ◽  
Alvin Valera ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Gait Disorders ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems

Over a few decades, there is a steady accretion of life expectancy in many countries. Significant advances in modern healthcare technologies, medicines and overall health care awareness gave many to lead a prolonged healthy life. Over the past few years, there has been a huge demand for unobtrusive health monitoring systems from both medical professionals and the general populace to use these technologies for understanding the general health well being in order to improve life longevity. However, most of the available technologies for health monitoring are difficult for the general populace to access and most of the developed health monitoring systems are either deployed in a controlled environment or in healthcare facilities, thus severely limiting the ease of access to many, especially the elderly people. For effective health management of elderly people, evidence-based decision making, continuously monitoring the health status of the elderly demographic is paramount. In order to address these issues, we developed an innovative smart IoT based outdoor health monitoring system. The proposed system collects information about the mobility, posture, and overall gait of the person in an easy to access public outdoor setting such as parks, supermarkets etc. It is quite evident from multiple studies, that analysing the gait can be a useful tool in early detection of the declining health of individuals, as mobility is a key factor in any individual's well being. Also, detecting gait disorders earlier will allow for functional relief to the health care system with the possibility of reducing the number and severity of gait disorders through early intervention.

scholarly journals Design & Development of IoT Based Rehabilitation Outdoor Landscape for Gait Phase Recognition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuroop Gaddam ◽  
Tim Wilkin ◽  
Maia Angelova ◽  
Alvin Valera ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Gait Disorders ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems

Over a few decades, there is a steady accretion of life expectancy in many countries. Significant advances in modern healthcare technologies, medicines and overall health care awareness gave many to lead a prolonged healthy life. Over the past few years, there has been a huge demand for unobtrusive health monitoring systems from both medical professionals and the general populace to use these technologies for understanding the general health well being in order to improve life longevity. However, most of the available technologies for health monitoring are difficult for the general populace to access and most of the developed health monitoring systems are either deployed in a controlled environment or in healthcare facilities, thus severely limiting the ease of access to many, especially the elderly people. For effective health management of elderly people, evidence-based decision making, continuously monitoring the health status of the elderly demographic is paramount. In order to address these issues, we developed an innovative smart IoT based outdoor health monitoring system. The proposed system collects information about the mobility, posture, and overall gait of the person in an easy to access public outdoor setting such as parks, supermarkets etc. It is quite evident from multiple studies, that analysing the gait can be a useful tool in early detection of the declining health of individuals, as mobility is a key factor in any individual's well being. Also, detecting gait disorders earlier will allow for functional relief to the health care system with the possibility of reducing the number and severity of gait disorders through early intervention.

Increasing Patient Adherence to Home Health-Monitoring Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila S. Rezai ◽  
Gerard Torenvliet ◽  
Catherine M. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
User Study ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions ◽  
Participant Preferences ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems ◽  
Health Application

Research indicates that behavior change interventions can assist patients’ performance with respect to their health, and empower them to take a proactive role in their well-being. The objective of this research was to identify features that make remote health-monitoring systems more effective. To that end, a persuasive design approach was used to design a prototype application that encourages patients to consult their home monitoring devices appropriately. An exploratory user study was conducted to evaluate participants’ opinions about the developed prototype, their preferences, as well as their concerns regarding the different components of the mockup. In addition to the exploratory study, a comparative study was conducted, in which a conventionally designed health application was compared with a newly designed engagement application. The results of the study showed no difference on quantitative measures but participant preferences still indicated the engagement design may have potential.

scholarly journals Design & Development of IoT Based Rehabilitation Outdoor Landscape for Gait Phase Recognition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuroop Gaddam ◽  
Tim Wilkin ◽  
Maia Angelova ◽  
Alvin Valera ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Gait Disorders ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems

Over a few decades, there is a steady accretion of life expectancy in many countries. Significant advances in modern healthcare technologies, medicines and overall health care awareness gave many to lead a prolonged healthy life. Over the past few years, there has been a huge demand for unobtrusive health monitoring systems from both medical professionals and the general populace to use these technologies for understanding the general health well being in order to improve life longevity. However, most of the available technologies for health monitoring are difficult for the general populace to access and most of the developed health monitoring systems are either deployed in a controlled environment or in healthcare facilities, thus severely limiting the ease of access to many, especially the elderly people. For effective health management of elderly people, evidence-based decision making, continuously monitoring the health status of the elderly demographic is paramount. In order to address these issues, we developed an innovative smart IoT based outdoor health monitoring system. The proposed system collects information about the mobility, posture, and overall gait of the person in an easy to access public outdoor setting such as parks, supermarkets etc. It is quite evident from multiple studies, that analysing the gait can be a useful tool in early detection of the declining health of individuals, as mobility is a key factor in any individual's well being. Also, detecting gait disorders earlier will allow for functional relief to the health care system with the possibility of reducing the number and severity of gait disorders through early intervention.

scholarly journals Design & Development of IoT Based Rehabilitation Outdoor Landscape for Gait Phase Recognition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuroop Gaddam ◽  
Tim Wilkin ◽  
Maia Angelova ◽  
Alvin Valera ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Gait Disorders ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Health Monitoring Systems

Over a few decades, there is a steady accretion of life expectancy in many countries. Significant advances in modern healthcare technologies, medicines and overall health care awareness gave many to lead a prolonged healthy life. Over the past few years, there has been a huge demand for unobtrusive health monitoring systems from both medical professionals and the general populace to use these technologies for understanding the general health well being in order to improve life longevity. However, most of the available technologies for health monitoring are difficult for the general populace to access and most of the developed health monitoring systems are either deployed in a controlled environment or in healthcare facilities, thus severely limiting the ease of access to many, especially the elderly people. For effective health management of elderly people, evidence-based decision making, continuously monitoring the health status of the elderly demographic is paramount. In order to address these issues, we developed an innovative smart IoT based outdoor health monitoring system. The proposed system collects information about the mobility, posture, and overall gait of the person in an easy to access public outdoor setting such as parks, supermarkets etc. It is quite evident from multiple studies, that analysing the gait can be a useful tool in early detection of the declining health of individuals, as mobility is a key factor in any individual's well being. Also, detecting gait disorders earlier will allow for functional relief to the health care system with the possibility of reducing the number and severity of gait disorders through early intervention.

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