EPSRC IRC 'SPHERE' - a Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment

EPSRC IRC SPHERE - 住宅环境中的医疗保健传感器平台

基本信息

批准号：
EP/K031910/1
负责人：
Ian Craddock
金额：
$ 1488.71万
依托单位：
University of Bristol
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2013 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FK031910%2F1
关键词：
EPSRC IRC SPHERE Sensor Platform

项目摘要

The UK's healthcare system faces unprecedented challenges. We are the most obese nation in Europe and our ageing population is especially at risk from isolation, depression, strokes and fractures caused by falls in the home. UK health expenditure is already very substantial and it is difficult to imagine the NHS budget rising to meet the future needs of the UK's population. NHS staff are under particular pressure to reduce hospital bed-days by achieving earlier discharge after surgery. However this inevitably increases the risk that patients face post operative complications on returning home. Hospital readmission rates have in fact grown 20% since 1998.Many look to technology to mitigate these problems - in 2011 the Health Minister asserted that 80% of face-to-face interactions with the NHS are unnecessary. SPHERE envisages sensors, for example:1) That employ video and motion analytics to predict falls and detect strokes so that help may be summoned.2) That uses video sensing to analyse eating behaviour, including whether people are taking their prescribed medication.3) That uses video to detect periods of depression or anxiety and intervene using a computer-based therapy.The SPHERE IRC will take a interdisciplinary approach to developing these sensor technologies, in order that:1) They are acceptable in people's homes (this will be achieved by forming User Groups to assist in the technology design process, as well as experts in Ethics and User-Involvement who will explore issues of privacy and digital inclusion).2) They solve real healthcare problems in a cost-effective way (this will be achieved by working with leading clinicians in Heart Surgery, Orthopaedics, Stroke and Parkinson's Disease, and recognised authorities on Depression and Obesity).3) The IRC generates knowledge that will change clinical practice (this will be achieved by focusing on real-world technologies that can be shown working in a large number of local homes during the life of the project).The IRC "SPHERE" proposal has been developed from day one with clinicians, social workers and clinical scientists from internationally-recognised institutes including the Bristol Heart Institute, Southampton's Rehabilitation and Health Technologies Group, the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle and the Orthopaedic Surgery Group at Southmead hospital in Bristol. This proposal further includes a local authority that is a UK leader in the field of "Smart Cities" (Bristol City Council), a local charity with an impressive track record of community-based technology pilots (Knowle West Media Centre) and a unique longitudinal study (the world-renowned Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a.k.a. "The Children of the Nineties"). SPHERE draws upon expertise from the UK's leading groups in Communications, Machine Vision, Cybernetics, Data Mining and Energy Harvesting, and from two corporations with world-class reputations for research and development (IBM, Toshiba).

英国的医疗保健系统面临着前所未有的挑战。我们是欧洲最肥胖的国家，我们的老龄化人口尤其面临因在家中跌倒而导致的孤立、抑郁、中风和骨折的风险。英国的医疗支出已经非常庞大，很难想象 NHS 预算的增长能够满足英国人口的未来需求。 NHS 工作人员面临着特殊的压力，需要通过手术后尽早出院来减少住院天数。然而，这不可避免地增加了患者回家后面临术后并发症的风险。事实上，自 1998 年以来，再入院率已经增加了 20%。许多人希望通过技术来缓解这些问题 - 2011 年，卫生部长声称 80% 的与 NHS 的面对面互动是不必要的。例如，SPHERE 设想的传感器：1) 采用视频和运动分析来预测跌倒并检测中风，以便呼叫帮助。2) 使用视频传感来分析饮食行为，包括人们是否正在服用处方药物。3)它使用视频来检测抑郁或焦虑的时期，并使用基于计算机的疗法进行干预。SPHERE IRC 将采取跨学科方法来开发这些传感器技术，以便：1) 它们在人们的家庭中是可以接受的（这将实现通过形成用户协助技术设计过程的小组，以及道德和用户参与方面的专家，他们将探讨隐私和数字包容性问题）。2）他们以具有成本效益的方式解决真正的医疗保健问题（这将通过工作来实现）与心脏外科、骨科、中风和帕金森病领域的领先临床医生以及抑郁症和肥胖症方面的公认权威合作）。3) IRC 产生的知识将改变临床实践（这将通过关注可以展示的现实世界技术来实现） IRC“SPHERE”提案从第一天起就与来自国际知名机构的临床医生、社会工作者和临床科学家一起制定，这些机构包括布里斯托尔心脏研究所、南安普顿康复中心和健康技术组、NIHR 营养、饮食和生活方式生物医学研究组以及布里斯托尔 Southmead 医院的骨科手术组。该提案还包括英国在“智慧城市”领域处于领先地位的地方当局（布里斯托尔市议会）、一家在社区技术试点方面拥有令人印象深刻的记录的当地慈善机构（Knowle West 媒体中心）以及独特的纵向研究中心。研究（世界著名的雅芳父母和儿童纵向研究（ALSPAC），又名“九十年代的孩子”）。 SPHERE 借鉴了英国通信、机器视觉、控制论、数据挖掘和能量收集领域领先团体以及两家在研发方面享有世界级声誉的公司（IBM、东芝）的专业知识。