Doughty K, Costa J
Medical Physics and Electronics Unit, University of Wales, Gwynedd, UK.
J Telemed Telecare. 1997;3 Suppl 1:23-5. doi: 10.1258/1357633971930247.
An automated scheme is proposed to assess the ability of elderly people to live alone in the community. It employs an Enhanced Activities of Daily Living index based on a computerized questionnaire form. In addition, a number of low-cost sensors have been developed which provide electronic measures of certain activities; these can provide additional inputs to the assessment form using telemetry. The sensors are capable of measuring a wide range of functional performance, thus providing the means of continuously and objectively assessing a patient's condition following hospitalization.
提出了一种自动化方案来评估老年人在社区独居的能力。该方案采用基于计算机化问卷形式的增强型日常生活活动指数。此外，还开发了一些低成本传感器，可对特定活动进行电子测量；这些传感器能够通过遥测为评估表提供额外输入信息。这些传感器能够测量广泛的功能表现，从而为持续、客观地评估患者住院后的状况提供了方法。
