abstract

• This paper describes an approach to estimate the activity being performed by caregivers in a nursing home. The approach is based on information gathered from a workplace study conducted in a nursing home, in which 400 hours of detailed observation caregivers%27 activities were recorded. Automatic identification of objects based in composite correlation filters was implemented in order to generate a descriptive behavior of objects. When the behavior of the artifacts related with the activities is validated, the estimation of an activity is found. The activities estimated with a 92.72%25 of accuracy (on average) include hygiene, feeding and taking vital signs.
• This paper describes an approach to estimate the activity being performed by caregivers in a nursing home. The approach is based on information gathered from a workplace study conducted in a nursing home, in which 400 hours of detailed observation caregivers' activities were recorded. Automatic identification of objects based in composite correlation filters was implemented in order to generate a descriptive behavior of objects. When the behavior of the artifacts related with the activities is validated, the estimation of an activity is found. The activities estimated with a 92.72%25 of accuracy (on average) include hygiene, feeding and taking vital signs.

authors

• González-Fraga J.A.
• Martínez Pérez Francisco Eduardo
• Tentori M.

publication date

• 2010-01-01

published in

• 2010 4th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Pervasive Health 2010  Proceedings

keywords

• Activity estimation; Artifacts' roaming beats; Context-aware computing; Correlation filters; Object recognition Automatic identification; Care activities; Composite correlation filters; Context-aware computing; Correlation filters; Nursing homes; Objects-based; Vital sign; Workplace studies; Automation; Electronic data interchange; Estimation; Hospitals; Nursing; Service oriented architecture (SOA); Object recognition

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8847

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