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Sensor systems for monitoring functional status in assisted living facility residents.
- Source :
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Research in gerontological nursing [Res Gerontol Nurs] 2008 Oct; Vol. 1 (4), pp. 238-44. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This article provides results of an expert review of data displays for a sensor system used to monitor functional abilities in older adults. The research took place at TigerPlace, an assisted living facility where the sensor system is currently being evaluated. A checklist of 16 heuristic criteria was used to evaluate the sensor data displays, with consideration to the users of the system: residents, their families, and health care providers. Results of this expert review indicate that flexibility and efficiency of use, help and documentation, navigation, and skills were not well developed in the sensor data displays. Conversely, sensor data displays were rated highly for their aesthetic value and the ample visual contrast on the main display components. Through the use of a sensor system, new ways of detecting functional decline in elderly residents of assisted living facilities can be accomplished.
- Subjects :
- Aged physiology
Aged psychology
Attitude to Computers
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Missouri
Nursing Assessment methods
Nursing Evaluation Research
Pilot Projects
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
User-Computer Interface
Activities of Daily Living
Assisted Living Facilities
Data Display standards
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted methods
Geriatric Assessment methods
Monitoring, Physiologic methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1940-4921
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Research in gerontological nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20077998
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20081001-01