Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is brain damage caused by events after birth. There are many possible causes, including a fall, a road accident, tumour and stroke. The common effects to patients with ABI range from only minor problems with memory to long term physical and learning disabilities [1]. In the UK alone, there are 348,934 admissions to hospital with ABI [2]. The rehabilitation process for ABI patients is both long and expensive either for the patients or the public health service provider [3]. This project aims to provide an automated process for making the research in this area a lot simpler by collecting both passive and subjective data from the patient through the use of a mobile application and a smartwatch. This is an alternative approach to a face-to-face reporting from the patient to the researcher . Furthermore, data collected will enable further research into the study of the patterns in which the patients experience fatigue.
Sony Smartband 2, Android, ABI,
Kan, Kwok Kuen
Supervisors: Martin, C
Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
Year: 2017
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