Apnoea monitoring at home.

Home monitoring for central apnoea.

Between July 1978 and December 1981, 64 infants thought to be at increased risk from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were monitored at home for central apnoea. Twenty four of the infants had had a 'near miss' episode at age, median (range), 6 (1 to 33) weeks, and of these infants 22 had had 335 alarms for apnoea by age 6 months. Stimulation by shaking was carried out on 38 occasions and bag...

PATHOS: Pervasive at Home Sleep Monitoring

Sleeping disorders affect a large percentage of the population, and many of them go undiagnosed each year because the method of diagnosis is to stay overnight at a sleep center. Because pervasive technologies have become so prevalent and affordable, sleep monitoring is no longer confined to a permanent installation, and can therefore be brought directly into the user home. We present a unique s...

Self monitoring of blood pressure at home.

A simplified model of screening questionnaire and home monitoring for obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care.

BACKGROUND To address the growing burden of disease and long waiting lists for sleep services, a simplified two-stage model was developed and validated for identifying obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in primary care using a screening questionnaire followed by home sleep monitoring. METHODS 157 patients aged 25-70 years attending their primary care physician for any reason at six primary...

Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Health Monitoring at Home

Healthcare is approaching a critical situation. The ageing of population is increasing the prevalence of chronic diseases. Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases not only kill hundreds of thousands of people each year around the globe but also cost billions of dollars. Patients have to make frequent visits to their doctor to get their vital signs measured. People in remote places are deprived ...