WIRELESS MONITOR TO PREVENT BEDSORES IN NURSING HOMES

AugmenTech建议开发低成本无线可穿戴显示器，以 测量并记录一天中的平均头寸和 养老院高危居民的大腿活动范围 用于形成压疮。这项技术将更好地促进 诊断哪些居民最需要帮助进行重新定位；因此 通过允许人员执行以下操作提高整体护理成本效益 专注于那些最有需要的人。 目前，监督护士没有其他有效的方法来 监测护理助理是否及时提供重新定位护理 因此，我们的仪器设备可以成为养老院质量的一部分 保障计划。 我们的主要研究重点是使用我们的监视器来确定变异 在计划的重新定位的及时性(在床上翻身和 从椅子上释放束缚)与压力的变化相关 预防溃疡的有效性。我们将调查是否有时间 延迟重定位护理事件与压力的相关性 溃疡的发生。我们将调查哪些压力组合 卸压表面对于预防压疮最有效 具有不同程度剩余流动性的居民。 建议的商业应用： 我们的系统将是首批能够降低成本的商业产品之一- 有效记录对以下规定的遵守情况 转向干预计划。它还将帮助所有护理机构 对于老年人来说，更好地识别哪些居民最需要这一劳动力 密集干预以及哪些居民将从扣留中受益 转向是因为它们自发地将自己重新定位为 足够的学位。

AugmenTech proposes to develop low cost wireless wearable monitors to measure and record the average positions over the course of a day and range of motion of the thigh of nursing home residents who are at risk for developing pressure ulcers. This technology will facilitate better diagnosis of which residents most need help with repositioning; thereby improving overall care cost effectiveness by allowing personnel to concentrate on those with the greatest need. Currently, there is no other efficient way for supervisory nurses to monitor whether nursing aides deliver repositioning care in a timely manner thus our instrumentation can become part of nursing homes' quality assurance programs. Our main research focus is to use our monitors to determine if variations in the timeliness of scheduled repositioning (turning in bed and restraint release from chairs) correlates with variations in pressure ulcer prevention effectiveness. We will investigate if there are time correlations between episodes of delayed repositioning care and pressure ulcer occurrence. We will investigate which combinations of pressure relieving surfaces are most effective for preventing pressure ulcers with residents having different degrees of residual mobility. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Our system will be among the first commercial products capable of cost- effective documentation of compliance with regulations that mandate turning intervention programs. It will also help all nursing facilities for the elderly better identify which residents most need this labor intensive intervention and which residents would benefit from withholding the turning because they spontaneously reposition themselves to an adequate degree.