老人退化量測平台之研究

The Elderly Frailty Measurement Research Platform

林佩欣(Pay-Shin Lin) ； 黃靖翔(Jing-Xiang Huang) ； 李仁貴(Ren-Gui Li) ； 陳俊錩(Jun-Chang Chen) ； 顏輝煌(Hui-Huang Yan) ； 蘇信昌(Xin-Chang Su) ； 陳夢蝶(Meng-Die Chen) ； 林仲志(Chung-Chih Lin)

《臺灣職能治療研究與實務雜誌》 4卷2期 (2008/12) Pp. 129-138

https://doi.org/10.6534/jtotrp.2008.4(2).129

摘要

退化(frailty)為眾多老年人問題之一，評估指標包括肌肉無力(weakness)、平衡感(balance)及反應時間(reaction Time)，指標在傳統健檢上量測不便且存在人為誤差。本研究透過嵌入式系統及感測技術，目的開發出具有自動量測且刻度精細的新式量測系統，協助長者收集及管理個人退化資料。系統設計包括三部份：(1)電子量尺：反應時間測量設備。(2)電子踏墊：平衡感、肌肉無力測量設備。(3)個人退化指標平台：整合量測裝置，提供使用介面及資料管理。研究貢獻在改善指標的量測方式，透過系統提供自動化的量測及記錄，簡化操作流程、免除誤差，並提升資料正確性。研究設備正籌劃進行人因工程改善，期望結合家庭娛樂技術以融入居家環境，使長者在娛樂中，同步完成退化指標的分析，達到長期健康追蹤與管理。

關鍵字

退化 ； 量測儀器 ； 感測器

並列摘要

Frailty as one of the problems many elderly, to be through long-term monitoring to prevent fall, disease, or even death, and so the problem. Frailty assessment of the relevant indicators include muscle weakness, balance and reaction time, these indicators of the traditional measurement by artificial means to help staff carry out measurements, measurement results vulnerable to assist staff from the impact of error, and only in the health check Local health agencies. This study developed a new set of measurement, through the embedded systems and sensor technology, integrated development of automated measurement and calibration of precision measurement tools to assist the elderly to collect and manage personal information frailty. The main system architecture includes three aspects: (1) Electronic Scale: By LED, microprocessors, Trigger sensors, the target response time measurement. (2) Electronic tap pad: From carbon film resistors and microprocessors formed. Integrated a number of indicators of measurement instrument, measurement indicators include sense of balance and muscle weakness balance and muscle weakness. (3) Personal frailty indicators platform: Provide the instrument operation and information management, real-time display of personal circumstances and health frailty trends. The main contribution of this study is to improve the frailty of measurement indicators, the traditional measurement platform for improved system automatically records the way, not only to streamline operational procedures, can reduce human error, improve the accuracy of the information. The study for the development of the two instrument, which is now due to the improvement of people expect the equipment into the home environment, combined with home entertainment technology, for the elderly at home for Game, while also simultaneously complete the analysis of indicators of frailty To achieve long-term health tracking and management.

並列關鍵字

Frailty ； Measuring Instruments ； Sensor