{"title":"eLabEL: living labs for implementation and evaluation of integrated technology in primary care","authors":"L. V. Velsen, W. d'Hollosy, H. Hermens","doi":"10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH.2014.254933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH.2014.254933","url":null,"abstract":"In order to implement integrated eHealth technology in primary care, and to study implementation plans, and uptake and effect of these applications, we will establish ten living labs in the Netherlands. Together, these living labs make up the 'eLabEL project'. For these ten living labs, we will determine where eHealth technology can provide added value, and, together with companies, we will implement relevant applications. Next, patients' and caregivers' view on care with and without technology will be investigated, as well as the use and usefulness of technology for specific target populations in primary care (e.g., COPD patients). A special focus will also be placed on developing decision support tools for caregivers. Finally, we will study optimal implementation strategies throughout the project. After three years a durable living lab infrastructure should be established in which companies and research organizations can develop and test eHealth innovations for primary care. This paper aims to spark the discussion on how to set up these kinds of Living Labs.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121501372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Seiter, A. Derungs, C. Schuster-Amft, O. Amft, G. Tröster
{"title":"Activity routine discovery in stroke rehabilitation patients without data annotation","authors":"J. Seiter, A. Derungs, C. Schuster-Amft, O. Amft, G. Tröster","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255275","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we investigated whether activity routines of stroke rehabilitation patients can be discovered from body-worn motion sensor data and without data annotation using topic modeling. Information about the activity routines performed by stroke patients during daily life could add valuable information to personal therapy goals. As topic model input, we used a set of activity primitives derived from upper and lower extremity motion sensor data. We monitored three stroke patients during their daily life in a day care center for 8 days each within 3 weeks. We achieved up to 88% accuracy for activity routine discovery for subject-dependent evaluations. Our discovery approach seems suitable for activity routine discovery in rehabilitation patients.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127935764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hierarchical representation of differential diagnosis lists for clinical decision support systems","authors":"T. Okumura, Masaki Tagawa","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255785","url":null,"abstract":"Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) can generate differential diagnosis lists that may contain hundreds of diseases. These lists grow in size as coverage expands to rare diseases, but large lists can easily become a burden on user cognition. To address this issue, we first outline the representations of differential diagnosis lists on current CDSSs, and then propose a novel approach that represents these differential diagnosis lists hierarchically, coupled with an algorithm for optimal initialization. Preliminary evaluation suggested that our proposed approach outperforms existing approaches with respect to search costs, particularly for large lists. This hierarchical representation should alleviate the cognitive load on user physicians and provide an efficient means to search through very large lists.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133516886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Fuicu, A. Avramescu, D. Lascu, M. Marcu, Roxana Padurariu
{"title":"Real time e-health system for continuous care","authors":"S. Fuicu, A. Avramescu, D. Lascu, M. Marcu, Roxana Padurariu","doi":"10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH.2014.255308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH.2014.255308","url":null,"abstract":"Chrome diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes are the leading cause of mortality in the world. In this paper, we introduce a low cost, secure medical platform for mobile and desktop operating systems able to monitor vital parameters and predict a patient's health status. The prediction on the health evolution is made using an effective approach capable of processing big medical data by correlating the parameter trends with the current patient's state. The purpose of the system is to keep under control chronic-diseases and to transform the patient's life by assuring them the safety and permanent correct treatment they need. Although it can be regarded from many points of view, this paper is oriented towards the system description and components, big data analysis as well as some aspects regarding energy consumption and autonomy.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133952897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Ananthanarayan, Miranda Sheh, Alice Chien, Halley P. Profita, K. Siek
{"title":"Designing wearable interfaces for knee rehabilitation","authors":"S. Ananthanarayan, Miranda Sheh, Alice Chien, Halley P. Profita, K. Siek","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254932","url":null,"abstract":"Patients undergoing physical therapy often receive little feedback when performing exercises away from the clinic. They either have to rely on their memory of their rehabilitation session with a therapist or seek guidance from a paper based exercise tutorial. We address this feedback issue for knee rehabilitation with a wearable electronic device that helps patients visualize knee bend when performing exercises at home. We conducted a usability study of the device with six knee rehabilitation patients to better understand their perceptions of wearable interfaces. Through semi-structured interviews and prototype design activities, we derived design guidelines for future wearable devices in this space.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123022841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Tost, S. Pazzi, A. V. Barnekow, Eloy Felix, S. Puricelli, Sara Bottiroli
{"title":"SmartAgeing: a 3D serious game for early detection of mild cognitive impairments","authors":"D. Tost, S. Pazzi, A. V. Barnekow, Eloy Felix, S. Puricelli, Sara Bottiroli","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255334","url":null,"abstract":"We describe SmartAgeing, a serious game in a 3D virtual environment aimed at the early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairments in persons ageing between 50 and 80, and at assessing cognitive impairments in persons already diagnosed or having neurodegenerative dementia. SmartAgeing is a telematic system in which users realize a set of screening tests structured in five daily-life tasks in a familiar environment addressing various cognitive skills: memory, executive functions, divided attention, short-term and long-term memory and spatial orientation and attention. The game integrates novel accessibility features to make it usable by seniors. Several indexes of evaluation are registered while users perform the test, that provide a complete picture of the user's behavior during the game. The design and implementation of the game has been realized following a user-centered agile methodology that has allowed to refine the tasks and enhance the technology throughout the development stage. The game is currently in a validation stage on a sample of 1000 users. The results of the electronic test are been compared to standard pen-based tests. We except that the validation will confirm SmartAgeing as a powerful screening tool for the early detection of cognitive impairments on a wide scale, otherwise impossible using the traditional pen-based test.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129054838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A lightweight high capacity ECG watermark with protection against data loss","authors":"Arezou Soltani Panah, R. van Schyndel","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254931","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless Body Sensor Networks are used for pervasive health monitoring and often composed of a large number of sensors communicating over wireless connections. The wireless nature of WBSN poses challenges in terms of security and reliability since sensory data are vulnerable to interception, intrusion and modifications. Moreover, there are ergonomic limitations such as size and weight on wearable sensors that restrict their computational power. In this paper, we propose a variation of the Wong algorithm used in digital watermarking that is suitable for implementation on simple devices with limited processing capabilities and protects data from tampering between point of origin, which could be a wearable sensor, and the point of distribution which might be a Smartphone. At the same time, the watermark has the advantage to detect and accurately localize degraded data and could rapidly recover after data loss.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128082199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jutta Fortmann, Vanessa Cobus, Wilko Heuten, Susanne CJ Boll
{"title":"WaterJewel: be aware of your daily servings of water with an LED-illuminated bracelet","authors":"Jutta Fortmann, Vanessa Cobus, Wilko Heuten, Susanne CJ Boll","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255270","url":null,"abstract":"A recent study revealed that every fourth German adult drinks less than 1.5 litres a day. In the long term, this leads to dehydration and can cause confusedness, faint, or can even be mortal. To overcome their problem, people affected use reminder signals which they often miss or yet deactivate because they are too obtrusive. In this paper we present WaterJewel, an LED-illuminated bracelet which reminds the user to drink, as well as it rises the user's awareness for their drinking frequency in an unobtrusive way. Eight single light spots on the bracelet indicate the amount of drinks taken. Another light spot presents the time elapsed since the last drink. We found that with WaterJewel, people manage to drink 2 litres a day and drink more regularly than with current approaches.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126014667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"User-driven software design for an elderly care service robot","authors":"N. Hendrich, H. Bistry, B. Adler, Jianwei Zhang","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254956","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a service- and scenario-driven software architecture for the ambient assisted living infrastructure currently under development in the Robot-Era project. Involving the end-users from the start, the project integrates an ambient sensor network with an advanced knowledge-representation and planning system and three different robots for outdoor, condominium, and indoor service roles. We explain the design decisions for the user-friendly and medium-cost service robot, with a focus on the integration of the ROS-based sensing and manipulation capabilities with precise indoor navigation and the PEIS middleware for ubiquitous robotics.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125056279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is \"frequency distribution\" enough to detect tremor in PD patients using a wrist worn accelerometer?","authors":"Claas Ahlrichs, A. Samà","doi":"10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254928","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents two approaches on detecting tremor in patients with Parkinson's Disease by means of a wrist-worn accelerometer. Both approaches are evaluated in terms of specificity and sensitivity as well as their applicability for a real-time implementation. One approach is solely based on the frequency distribution of a windowed time series, while the second approach utilizes commonly employed features found in the literature (e.g. FFT, entropy, peak frequency, correlation). The two algorithms detect tremor at rest in windowed time series. The effects of varying window lengths and detection thresholds are studied. The results indicate that an SVM with a linear kernel, in combination with the frequency distribution, may already be enough to accurately and reliably detect tremor in windowed time series. The approach, after being trained with a first dataset of signals obtained from 12 patients, achieved a sensitivity of 88.4% and specificity of 89.4% in a second dataset from 64 PD patients.","PeriodicalId":120856,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare","volume":"173 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123566441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}