Comparison of load cells and wrist-actigraphy for unobtrusive monitoring of sleep movements

Autor: Misha Pavel, André Gustavo Adami, Tamara L. Hayes, Adriana M. Adami
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. 2009
ISSN: 2375-7477
Popis: Accurate assessment of mobility in bed presents challenges to clinicians and researchers alike. Mobility is traditionally assessed by either overnight polysomnograph recording or wrist actigraphy. This paper describes an alternative system for unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of sleep movements that uses load sensors installed at the corners of a bed. This work is focused on the detection and classification of clinically relevant types of movement based on the forces sensed by load cells. The accuracy of the system for detecting movement has been evaluated using data collected in a laboratory setting. We also present a comparison of the proposed system with wrist-actigraphy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE