Care Assistant for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia During Out of the Home Activities

痴呆症患者家庭护理人员在户外活动期间的护理助理

• 批准号: 10709467
• 负责人: Shane M. Anderson
• 金额: $ 72.11万
• 依托单位: KORONIS BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORAT
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10709467
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Abstract Increases in life expectancy together with demographic trends have fueled a rapid increase in America’s elderly population. As the number of older Americans has grown, so has the prevalence of aging-associated diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other related dementias (ADRD). An estimated 5.4 Million Americans had AD in 2012, and that number is expected to double by 2030. It is estimated that most of these patients (70%) live at home where they receive 75% of their care from informal caregivers who are unpaid individuals such as family members, friends, and neighbors. The natural progression of the disease and its burdensome behaviors cause significant stress for caregivers who frequently have close relationships to the patient. Among caregivers of dementia patients, wandering behavior is one of the most stress-provoking symptoms. Wandering is a common symptom that encompasses various walking behaviors that can result in the patient becoming lost or disoriented leading to the risk of serious injury or death for the patient and stress and reduced independence for the caregiver. Family caregivers often cannot leave patients home alone, and instead must bring them on errands to large and complex indoor environments which present additional risk for an AD patient to wander. Koronis Biomedical Technologies will develop a tracking solution that will give peace of mind to caregivers in both stationary and mobile scenarios, alerting the caregiver to wandering behavior and allowing them to quickly locate their loved one. It will consist of a monitoring system that features geo-fencing and wireless tether modes for both indoor and outdoor use. Efficacy of the proposed system will be assessed by family caregivers through a pilot clinical study, as well as through engineering evaluations.

抽象的 人们的生活期望与人口趋势的增加加剧了美国的迅速增加 老年人，随着美国人的数量增长 疾病，包括阿尔茨海默氏病（AD）和其他相关痴呆症（ADRD）。 美国人在2012年获得了广告，这一数字是到2030年的期望者会翻一番。 患者（70％）住在家里，他们从无薪的非正式护理人员那里获得了75％的护理 诸如家庭成员，朋友和邻居之类的人。 繁重的行为给经常与人际关系的照顾者造成了重大压力 患者在痴呆症患者的护理人员中，流浪行为是最压力的 症状是一个常见的症状，包括各种行走行为 患者vecoming失去或迷失方向，导致患者严重受伤或死亡的风险和压力 并减少了照顾者的独立性。 取而代 广告患者徘徊。 在固定和移动方案中，护理人员的心态，提醒照顾者徘徊的行为 让他们迅速找到自己的亲人。 和无线链夹模式，用于室内和室外使用。 由家庭护理人员通过试点临床研究以及工程评估。