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RFID: A tool for measuring wandering in persons with dementia
Technology and aging: Selected papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging (2008)
  • William D. Kearns, University of South Florida
  • D. Helen Moore
Abstract

Wandering in persons with dementia is meandering, aimless or repetitive locomotion that exposes a person to harm and is incongruent with boundaries, limits or obstacles. Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) are used in alarm systems in nursing homes to differentiate dementia patients from staff and visitors at exitways and to provide selective lockdown. RFID is a well-proven, robust and widely-used technology. Few studies of wandering and wandering-related behavior especially as it occurs in home settings have been attempted, largely because of a lack of suitable measurement tools. Advances in RFID technology present an innovative means to study wandering. Pilot data are presented on the use of a new ultra-wideband RFID technology to precisely monitor wandering behavior in home settings by persons with dementia.

Keywords
  • RFID,
  • technology,
  • dementia,
  • wandering
Publication Date
2008
Editor
Alex Mihailidis, Jennifer Boger, Henry Kautz, Lawrence Normie
Publisher
IOS Press
Series
Assistive Technology Research Series, 21
ISBN
978-1-60750-294-4
Citation Information
William D. Kearns and D. Helen Moore. "RFID: A tool for measuring wandering in persons with dementia" Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTechnology and aging: Selected papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_kearns/22/