Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective
Mobile Telemedicine: A Computing and Networking Perspective
Real-time activity classification using ambient and wearable sensors
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine - Special section on body sensor networks
Behavioral Patterns of Older Adults in Assisted Living
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
Software architecture design for health BCSS: case onnikka
PERSUASIVE'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Viewing and controlling personal sensor data: what do users want?
PERSUASIVE'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Invisible work: an ambient system for awareness and reflection of household tasks
PERSUASIVE'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Persuasive Technology
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Diabetes mellitus is a common but serious chronic disease that kills thousands of patients worldwide each year. While there are several useful regimens that can be followed to manage the disease, elderly adult patients have particular difficulties in self-managing the disease. In this paper we present a novel approach to self-management --- persuasive sensing --- that uses environmental and body-wearable sensors that continuously detects activities and physiological parameters. Our system sends persuasive text messages and a weekly health newsletter aimed to alter the subject's behavior. We present the findings from an in-home monitoring implementation. The results obtained are quite encouraging. We discuss the challenges and lessons learned from such a field experiment and how we can improve upon the technology.