A virtual assistant for promoting independent recovery and wellness

促进独立康复和健康的虚拟助手

• 批准号: 2271241
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2271241
• 关键词: virtual; assistant; promoting; independent; recovery

Ageing is often associate with loss of muscle mass and function, leading to decreased independence and increased risk of injury (e.g. falls). Neurological conditions and physical injuries make this problem even worse. Very often rehabilitation of older people requires direct contact with a physiotherapist, but NHS budget constraints limit such sessions to at most 45minutes/day. Moreover, such rehabilitation physical activity is performed in a setting (gym or hospital room) that does not represent the environment the patient will operate in when discharged.In this project the student will create a platform to allow (semi-)independent rehabilitation and promote active lifestyles in older people. Such a platform will consist of low-cost hardware (RGB and potentially depth cameras) and software that can track the movement of the subject in the camera field of view, check that the activity is done following clinical guidelines and assess the quality of movement. The technology will be designed so that it can easily be installed and used in hospital rooms, personal homes and care homes. In this way, the same system will follow the patient for all his/her rehabilitation journey and even be used once recovered to maintain an active lifestyle. Gamification approaches will also be explored toward the end of the project to stimulate motivation.Clinical input provided by clinicians and therapists involved in the Doctoral Training Network, and NHS guidelines will be explicitly embedded in the platform to ensure that the exercises are appropriate for a given subject (or population of subjects) and minimise risks.

衰老往往与肌肉质量和功能的丧失有关，导致独立性降低和受伤风险增加(如跌倒)。神经疾病和身体损伤使这个问题变得更糟。通常情况下，老年人的康复需要直接与理疗师接触，但NHS的预算限制，这样的治疗每天最多45分钟。此外，这样的康复体力活动是在一个不代表患者出院时的操作环境的环境中进行的(健身房或病房)。在这个项目中，学生将创建一个平台，允许(半)独立康复并促进老年人的积极生活方式。这样的平台将由低成本的硬件(RGB和潜在的深度摄像头)和软件组成，这些硬件和软件可以跟踪对象在相机视野中的运动，检查活动是否遵循临床指南进行，并评估运动的质量。这项技术将被设计成可以很容易地在医院房间、私人住宅和疗养院安装和使用。这样，同一系统将跟随患者的整个康复旅程，甚至在康复后使用，以保持积极的生活方式。在项目接近尾声时，还将探索游戏化方法以激发动机。参与博士培训网络的临床医生和治疗师提供的临床输入和NHS指南将明确嵌入平台，以确保练习适合特定对象(或对象群体)并将风险降至最低。