Electronic Location Reporting for Individuals With Alzheimers Disease and other D

描述（由申请人提供）：所提出的努力旨在评估无线电子定位系统，用于报告患有阿尔茨海默病和其他痴呆症（ADOD）的个体的位置，这些个体倾向于游荡或私奔。这对看护者来说是一个非常令人烦恼和常见的问题，有时会给可能徘徊的人带来身体危险和情绪压力。该系统包括一个创新的可穿戴电子导航单元，它可以连续向护理人员报告个人的位置，无论是在室内还是室外，而不管GPS覆盖范围如何。该单元是专门为解决在非结构化的室内和室外环境中任意行人运动的复杂问题而设计的。该系统还可以与其他社区和国家安全网络（如银警报）集成，并在紧急情况下快速定位个人方面很有价值。在以前的工作中，我们为自闭症社区设计了一个初步的设备，来自护理人员，自闭症风险管理专业人员和研究人员的输入。我们目前正在开发该设备，并且已经准备好了几个原型用于评估阿尔茨海默氏症的拟议努力。 在第一阶段，计划成立一个焦点小组来完善针对阿尔茨海默氏症特定用户的要求。在 第二阶段，原型将在大规模的试点测试计划中进行测试，以评估和建立该系统在帮助护理人员快速定位阿尔茨海默氏症患者方面的功效。目标是通过SBIR项目中的重点评估和测试过程，加速这些设备向用户的过渡，产生可发射设备和相关的用户手册和教育材料。作为商业化战略的一部分，正在进行一项平行的（非SBIR）努力，与患者倡导团体和用户团体建立关系，并就该系统进行教育。 公共卫生相关性：有认知障碍的人（如阿尔茨海默氏症和自闭症）往往会经常离开他们的照顾者。这对看护者来说是一个非常令人烦恼的问题，有时会对流浪者造成身体和情感上的危险。我们建议评估一个电子位置报告系统的用户在阿尔茨海默氏症的社区，其中包括一个可穿戴的电子导航单元，它报告的个人的位置不断向护理人员，无论是在室内和室外的位置。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed effort is aimed at the evaluation of a wireless electronic location system for reporting the location of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia (ADOD), who tend to wander or elope. This is a very vexing and routine problem for caregivers, and sometimes results in physical danger and emotional stress to the individuals who may wander. The system consists of an innovative wearable electronic navigation unit, which reports the position of the individual continuously to the caregiver, both in indoor and outdoor locations, irrespective of GPS coverage. This unit is specially designed for addressing the complicated issue of arbitrary pedestrian motion in unstructured indoor and outdoor environments. The system can also be integrated with other community and national safety networks (such as Silver Alert), and can be valuable in quickly locating individuals in emergency situations. In previous work, we designed a preliminary device for the autism community, with input from caregivers, autism risk management professionals, and researchers. We are currently developing the device, and several prototypes are ready for evaluation in this proposed effort for Alzheimer's. In Phase I, a focus group is planned to refine the requirements for Alzheimer's-specific users. In Phase II, prototypes will be tested in a wide scale pilot test program to evaluate and establish the efficacy of the system in helping caregivers locate individuals with Alzheimer's rapidly. The goal is to accelerate the transition of these devices to the users through a focused evaluation and testing process in this SBIR project, yielding launch-ready devices and associated user manuals and educational materials. A parallel (non-SBIR) effort is underway to build relationships with, and educate patient advocacy groups and user groups about this system, as part of the commercialization strategy. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Individuals with cognitive impairments (such as Alzheimer's and Autism) tend to wander or elope from their caregivers routinely. This is a very vexing problem for caregivers, and sometimes results in physical and emotional danger to the wandering individuals. We propose to evaluate an electronic location reporting system for users in the Alzheimer's community, which consists of a wearable electronic navigation unit, which reports the position of the individual continuously to the caregiver, both in indoor and outdoor locations.