An approach to geotracking patients with Alzheimer's disease

Recently, numerous systems for geo-tracking Alzheimer's patients with dementia have been developed and reported to be functional for the purposes of security and data collection. However, studies stated possible loss of freedom and autonomy for patients, along with violations of their privacy,...

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Published in:	Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 177; p. 121
Main Authors:	Yuce, Yilmaz Kemal, Gulkesen, Kemal Hakan, Barcin, Ebru Nur
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 2012
Subjects:	Actigraphy - methods Alzheimer Disease - rehabilitation Cell Phone Geographic Information Systems Humans Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods Patient Identification Systems Telemedicine - methods Wandering Behavior
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Summary:	Recently, numerous systems for geo-tracking Alzheimer's patients with dementia have been developed and reported to be functional for the purposes of security and data collection. However, studies stated possible loss of freedom and autonomy for patients, along with violations of their privacy, which may lead to loss of prestige/dignity. In this study, a geotracking system that aims to balance patients' security and their need for privacy and autonomy is proposed. The system introduces a personalized, four-level temporal geofence based tracking, warning and notification protocol that incorporates a safety check mechanism operating over Global System for Mobile Communications network.
ISSN:	0926-9630
DOI:	10.3233/978-1-61499-069-7-121