Meal-Monitoring Systems Using Weight and Temperature Sensors for Elder Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities

Yu Hu, Ji-Eun Joo, Eunju Choi, Leeho Yoo, Dukyoo Jung, Juh-Hyun Shin, Jeong-Ho Kim and Sung-Min Park
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Yu Hu: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Ji-Eun Joo: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Eunju Choi: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Leeho Yoo: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Dukyoo Jung: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Juh-Hyun Shin: College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Jeong-Ho Kim: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Sung-Min Park: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: This paper presents a few meal-monitoring systems for elder residents (especially patients) in LTCFs by using electronic weight and temperature sensors. These monitoring systems enable to convey the information of the amount of meal taken by the patients in real-time via wireless communication networks onto the mobile phones of their nurses in charge or families. Thereby, the nurses can easily spot the most patients who need immediate assistance, while the families can have relief in seeing the crucial information for the well-being of their parents at least three times a day. Meanwhile, the patients tend to suffer burns of their tongues because they can hardly recognize the temperature of hot meals served. This situation can be avoided by utilizing the meal temperature-monitoring system, which displays an alarm to the patients when the meal temperature is above the reference. These meal-monitoring systems can be easily implemented by utilizing low-cost sensor chips and Arduino NANO boards so that elder-care hospitals and nursing homes can afford to exploit them with no additional cost. Hence, we believe that the proposed monitoring systems would be a potential solution to provide a great help and relief for the professional nurses working in elder-care hospitals and nursing homes.

Keywords: dementia; elder-care; LTCF; monitoring system; temperature sensor; weight sensor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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