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. 2020 May 27;17(11):3801. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113801

Table 2.

Potential usage of sensors.

Type of Assessment Sensors Potential Usage
Physiological Stress/anxiety level Wearable sensors for pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure Stress or anxiety detection -> Play music as intervention
Daily life activities assessment Sleeping Bed Pressure Sensors Sleeping problems detection
General Activity level Motion Sensors Lack of physical activity -> individual training intervention
Food intake Devices embedded sensors Intake problem -> intervention by reminding to eat, drink water, etc.
Medication Intake IoT Pillbox Medication plan adherence problem -> intervention by reminding to take medication according to the prescription plan
Social Interaction Physical interaction Camera and image processing and Voice recognition Video-based communication to support mediated connection
Virtual interaction Social network-based monitoring
Cognitive Automatic Reminders Voice recognition Memory stimulation using biography
Personalized Information News/weather feed
Safety Safety Assistance Fall detection sensors Send of alerts/notifications