Novel sensor algorithms for elder care

“随着社会老龄化，人们需要从家庭和照顾者的直接网络以及政府机构获得更多的健康和社会支持。许多以技术为基础的解决方案正在出现，以解决隔离和健康监测问题，但没有得到广泛采用，因为：1)大多数产品基于平板电脑和智能手机的方法，我们的研究表明，大多数老年人无法使用这些方法。2)许多家庭/健康监测产品需要多个独立的设备，人们认为这太复杂了。Kraydel的不同之处在于，它由一个夹在电视顶部的简单集线器和一个只有3个按钮的遥控器组成。Kraydel中心装有温度、光线、声音和运动传感器，用于监测日常生活活动，以支持老年人的独立和健康。早期试验表明，该系统通过使用Kraydel基于物联网的系统和可通过电视访问的社交参与平台，帮助维持和提高老年人的生活质量。建立了一个审计跟踪来记录Kraydel的互动，因此，如果面对面的访问减少得令人无法接受，（对家庭来说）将是显而易见的。该项目将开发一些工具，通过生成诸如“妈妈的一天已经开始了”或“看护人已经登录了——您想和他们谈谈吗？”之类的信息，将用户与重要的“支持者”（如家庭、护理人员等）联系起来。“这些都是使用传感器数据生成的。然后，我们将努力评估并提供证据，以证明Kraydel的自动帮助和警报如何减少用户护理人员（例如朋友，家人和专业护理人员）的担忧。我们还使用相机解决孤独和社会隔离问题，以支持独立生活的老年人与他们的护理/支持生态系统之间更好的沟通和联系。我们计划与我们的社会关怀和学术合作伙伴合作，通过我们新颖的以用户为中心的方法，大规模地为老年人实现更高质量的生活。”

"As society ages, more health and social support is needed from people's immediate network of family and carers and from government agencies. A number of technology-based solutions are becoming available to address the problems of isolation and health and wellness monitoring but are not achieving widespread adoption because: 1) Most products are based on tablet and smartphone approaches which our studies have shown are unusable by most elderly people. 2) Many home / health monitoring products require multiple separate devices which people find too complex.Kraydel is different because it consists of a simple hub that clips to the top of the TV and a remote control with only 3 buttons. The Kraydel hub houses sensors for temperature, light, sound, and motion to monitor the activities of daily living, to support elder independence and wellbeing. Early trials have shown that the system helps to maintain and improve quality of life for the elderly using the Kraydel IoT-based system and social engagement platform accessible through the TV. An audit trail is created to record Kraydel interactions, so it will be evident (to families) if face-to-face visits reduce unacceptably.This project will develop the tools to connect the user to important ""supporters"" such as family, carers, etc by generating messages such as ""Mum's day has started"" or ""the Carer has logged in -- would you like to talk to them?"" which are generated using sensor data. We will then work to evaluate and produce evidence to demonstrate how Kraydel's automated help and alerts reduce the concerns of the User's carers (e.g. friends, family and professional carers). We also address loneliness and social isolation using a camera to support better communication and connectedness between the independently living elderly person, and their ecosystem of care / support. We plan to work with our social care and academic partners to achieve a higher quality of life for older people, at scale, with our novel user-centric approach."