Thursday, June 2, 2016

Studies: mHealth SensorsAssist the Seniors Ignore the Hospital

2 mHealth projects at the University of Missouri are touting the value of sensors in monitoring seniors' activity and sleep patterns at home.

An innovative mHealth program at the University of Missouri is using 2 different kinds of mobility sensors to monitor seniors for trending health concerns.

MU researchers are testing radar sensors to measure daily activity levels in seniors at Tiger Place, the university’s independent living community. They have also established the sensors that, when placed underneath a mattress, can measure cardiac and breathing activity in sleeping seniors.

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