Greiner Chieko, Makimoto Kiyoko, Suzuki Mizue, Yamakawa Miyae, Ashida Nobuyuki
Mie Prefectural College of Nursing, Japan.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2007 Apr-May;22(2):129-36. doi: 10.1177/1533317507299414.
Videotaping, direct observation, and biomechanical devices have been used to measure the wandering behavior of institutionalized people with dementia and to identify patterns of movement. Owing to technical limitations, the variability in movement patterns or the distance traveled could not be examined. The present study examined the feasibility of an integrated circuit tag monitoring system to monitor the movement patterns of Japanese dementia residents. This system generated the following data: the frequency of detection by each receiver, the duration of stay in each location, the cumulative distance walked per day, and the graphic display of the movement pattern. This new system offers objective measurements of ambulation in time and space, which can be used to characterize demented patients and to evaluate the effects of treatment and care.
录像、直接观察和生物力学设备已被用于测量机构中患有痴呆症的人的徘徊行为，并识别运动模式。由于技术限制，无法检查运动模式的变异性或行走的距离。本研究探讨了集成电路标签监测系统监测日本痴呆症居民运动模式的可行性。该系统生成了以下数据：每个接收器的检测频率、在每个位置的停留时间、每天行走的累计距离以及运动模式的图形显示。这个新系统提供了在时间和空间上对步行的客观测量，可用于描述痴呆患者的特征以及评估治疗和护理的效果。
