Title :
Automated Recognition of Complex Agitation Behavior of Dementia Patients Using Video Camera
Author :
Fook, Victor Foo Siang ; Thang, Pham Viet ; Htwe, That Mon ; Qiang, Qiu ; Wai, Aung Aung Phyo ; Jayachandran, Maniyeri ; Biswas, Jit ; Yap, Philip
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore
Abstract :
This paper presents a framework and techniques for recognition and automated rating of complex agitation behavior for patients with dementia using video camera. In particular, we present an approach using hierarchical descriptors for video feature extraction for understanding, modeling and recognizing complex agitation behavior in patients.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences computing; diseases; emotion recognition; feature extraction; medical diagnostic computing; patient care; video signal processing; automated recognition; complex agitation behavior recognition; dementia patients; hierarchical descriptors; video camera; video feature extraction; Cameras; Character recognition; Computer vision; Dementia; Feature extraction; Geriatrics; Hospitals; Humans; Psychology; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
e-Health Networking, Application and Services, 2007 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0942-X
DOI :
10.1109/HEALTH.2007.381605
