TELEpHOne Monitor for the Elderly (TELEHOME)

TELEpHOne 老年人监护仪 (TELEHOME)

• 批准号: 7154241
• 负责人: AARON B OLOWIN
• 金额: $ 12.49万
• 依托单位: BARRON ASSOCIATES, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2009-03-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7154241
• 关键词: assistive device /technology; bioengineering /biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment development; caregivers; clinical research; emergency care; focus groups; geriatrics; health care personnel; home health care; human old age (65+); medical rehabilitation related tag; monitoring device; patient monitoring device; portable biomedical equipment; quality of life; questionnaires; safety equipment; telemedicine

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary/Abstract: Barron Associates, Inc. proposes to develop a Telephone Monitor for the Elderly (TELEHOME), a low-profile, waist-worn, wireless personal monitor with built-in speakerphone. Functions provided by the TELEHOME system include: (1) monitoring/alerting for fall events, personal emergencies, activity/inactivity, and wandering; (2) automatic connection of mobile speakerphone to call recipient in response to an emergency event, or to calling parties for incoming telephone calls; (3) capability for family members and friends to stay abreast of in-home activity patterns of monitored individuals (e.g., track transitions through areas of the home, daily step counts, etc.) through automatically-generated telephone voice or e-mail message updates; and (4) recorded voice message delivery to mobile speakerphone to remind monitored individuals to take their medication, etc. The TELEHOME system is easy to operate, and requires no modifications to the home or involvement of a third-party monitoring company (eliminating high monthly fees). The TELEHOME system will be invaluable to informal caregivers, such as adults who have an elderly parent living alone, who want to ensure that those in their charge are up and about each day. It will also provide peace of mind to elderly persons who want to continue to live independently, but have a safety net in place. The role of informal caregivers (i.e., family, friends, and neighbors), as contrasted with formal compensated home care providers, has increased greatly over the past 2 decades in the U.S. due to changes in the Medicare system. 1 way to lessen the burden on informal providers and provide peace of mind, as well as increase quality of care and quality of life for elders, is to make available a low-cost monitoring system that would allow potential emergencies to be identified when they occur and enable family and friends to stay abreast of activity patterns of those in their charge. Commercial personal monitoring systems available today provide incomplete coverage of potential emergency events, and are too expensive.

描述（由申请人提供）：项目概要/摘要：巴伦联合公司。建议开发一种老年人电话监视器（TELEHOME），这是一种低姿态、腰戴式、内置扬声器的无线个人监视器。TELEHOME系统提供的功能包括：（1）对跌倒事件、个人紧急情况、活动/不活动和徘徊进行监控/警报;（2）自动连接移动的免提电话到呼叫接收者以响应紧急事件，或自动连接到来电的呼叫方;（3）家庭成员和朋友能够及时了解被监控个人的家庭活动模式（例如，跟踪通过家庭区域的过渡、每日步数等）通过自动生成的电话语音或电子邮件消息更新;以及（4）记录的语音消息传送到移动的扬声器电话，以提醒被监控的个人服用他们的药物等。TELEHOME系统易于操作，并且不需要对家庭进行修改或第三方监控公司的参与（消除高额月费）。电话家庭系统对于非正式护理人员（例如有独居老年父母的成年人）来说非常宝贵，他们希望确保自己负责的人每天都能起床走动。它还将为那些希望继续独立生活但有安全网的老年人提供安心。非正规照料者的作用（即，家庭、朋友和邻居），与正式的有偿家庭护理提供者相比，由于医疗保险制度的变化，在过去的20年里在美国大大增加了。减轻非正式提供者的负担，让他们安心，并提高老年人的护理质量和生活质量的一种方法是提供一个低成本的监测系统，以便在发生潜在紧急情况时能够发现，并使家人和朋友能够随时了解他们负责的人的活动模式。目前可用的商业个人监视系统提供对潜在紧急事件的不完全覆盖，并且太昂贵。