An Internet of Things Based Bed-Egress Alerting Paradigm Using Wearable Sensors in Elderly Care Environment
The lack of healthcare staff and increasing proportions of elderly population is alarming. The traditional means to look after elderly has resulted in 255,000 reported falls (only within UK). This not only resulted in extensive aftercare needs and surgeries (summing up to £4.4 billion) but...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/11/2498 |