Title :
Combine wireless sensor network and multimedia technologies for cognitive function assessment
Author :
Li, Hening ; Zhang, Tao ; Yu, Tsang-Chu ; Lin, Chung-Chih ; Wong, Alice M K
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Tianjin Univ., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to use wireless sensing technologies to develop a cognitive function analysis system based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The system consists of three parts: (1) Data acquisition: We have designed seven kinds of games to assess five-oriented capabilities including naming, attention, abstraction, delayed recall and orientation. System collects automatically all operation steps, error count and finish time when tester plays the game. (2) Data analysis: try to analyze the collected data and calculate the quantitative results of mental indicators. (3) Feedback system: to screen the high-risk group of degradation of cognitive function to start the care plan earlier. This system can not only assist long-term care institutions to create new social activities for elder person, but also train their cognitive abilities and reduce the risk of dementia.
Keywords :
cognition; computer games; data acquisition; data analysis; diseases; health care; multimedia computing; wireless sensor networks; MoCA; Montreal cognitive assessment; care plan; cognitive function assessment; cognitive function degradation; collected data analysis; data acquisition; dementia risk; elder person; feedback system; five-oriented cognitive capabilities; high-risk group; long-term care institutions; mental indicators; multimedia technologies; operation steps; social activities; wireless sensor network; Animals; Computers; Degradation; Dementia; Games; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP), 2012 Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2144-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICICIP.2012.6391483