A System Design for Studying Geriatric Patients with Dementia and Hypertension Based on Daily Living Information

Geriatric patients with dementia and hypertension (DAH) suffer both physically and financially. The needs of these patients mainly include improving the quality of daily living and reducing the cost of long‐term care. Traditional treatment approaches are strained to meet these needs. The goal of the paper is to design an innovative system to provide cost‐effective quality treatments for geriatric patients with DAH by collecting and analyzing the multi‐dimensional personal information, such as observations in daily living (ODL) from a non‐clinical environment. The proposed ODLs in paper include activities, cleanliness, blood pressure, medication compliance and mood changes. To complete the system design, an incremental user‐centered strategy is exploited to assemble needs of patients, caregivers, and clinicians. A service‐oriented architecture (SOA) is employed to make full use of existing devices, software systems, and platforms. This health‐related knowledge can be interpreted and utilized to help patien...