The Assessment of Cognitive and Physical Well-Being Through Ambient Sensor Measures of Movement Towards Longitudinal Monitoring of Activities of Daily Living

Ubiquitous sensing technologies are a well recognized concept these days. An individual with a rudimentary understanding of technology intuitively understands that their cell phone can track their whereabouts, detect their activity and communicate with their home devices. With the increased capability of technology, measurements have become finer and communication between devices has become faster and more efficient [1]. With such sensitive, co-operative systems it seems natural to extend this technology to measures of health and particularly measures of health at home and in other enclosed environments. This paper examines the role of sensor systems in the assessment of cognitive and physical well-being by first establishing the connections between well-being, cognition and mobility before discussing the sensors used to measure these concepts.