Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare > Volume 14, Number 3 > Pp. 135-137

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Wireless-accessible sensor populations for monitoring biological variables

Marco Mazzù ^*, Simonetta Scalvini ^* , Amerigo Giordano ^*, Enrico Frumento , Hannah Wells , Kees Lokhorst  and Fulvio Glisenti ^**

^* Telemedicine Service and Cardiology Division of IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri Foundation Lumezzane (BS), Italy; Cefriel, Milan, Italy; Imperial College, London, UK; Wageningen University and Research Center, Animal Sciences Group, The Netherlands; ^** Health Telematic Network, Brescia, Italy

Correspondence: Dr Simonetta Scalvini, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Centro Medico di Lumezzane (Brescia), Via Mazzini 129, 25066 Lumezzane (BS), Italy (Fax: +39 03 0825 3189; Email: simonetta.scalvini{at}fsm.it)

The current health-care infrastructure is generally considered to be inadequate to meet the needs of an increasingly older population. We have investigated the feasibility of a passive in-home monitoring system based on wireless accessible sensor populations (WASP). In an EU-funded project we have identified the system architecture and the sensors required to gather data from elderly patients by continuous monitoring. Data from biological variables (heart rate, accelerometers, body temperature and galvanic skin response) and everyday habits (body position, movements) will be transmitted to a central monitoring centre. A Body Sensor Network (worn by the patient and able to communicate with a personal mobile hub) and an Ambient Sensor Network (a number of wireless sensors incorporated into the patient's home) are envisaged. The system will be tested by using it in the telemedicine activities of the Health Telematic Network, which manages home help projects for elderly patients.

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