Wearable sensor systems which allow for remote or self-monitoring of health-related
parameters are regarded as one means to alleviate the consequences of demographic …

Accelerometers are frequently used for activity assessment and as reference devices for
counting steps. Their performance on healthy subjects' data is good, but there are doubts as …

Background Demographic change with its consequences of an aging society and an
increase in the demand for care in the home environment has triggered intensive research …

Objectives: To provide an introductory overview on selected areas of health-enabling and
ambient-assistive technologies and to suggest relevant fields for future research. Methods …

Objectives: Cardiovascular diseases are the most frequent cause of death in industrialized
countries. Non-adherence with prescribed medication and recommended lifestyle changes …

Background. Progress in information and communication technologies (ICT) is providing
new opportunities for pervasive health care services in aging societies. Objectives. To …

The ongoing efforts toward continuity of care and the recent advances in information and
communication technologies have led to a number of successful personal health systems for …

Objectives: Sensor networks constitute the backbone for the construction of personalized
monitoring systems. Up to now, several sensor networks have been proposed for diverse …

In healthcare acceleration sensors have various applications in monitoring movements for
prevention, diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation. Unfortunately they react sensitive against …

Worldwide, ageing societies are bringing challenges for independent living and healthcare.
Health-enabling technologies for pervasive healthcare and sensor-enhanced health …