2018 Volume Annual56 Issue Abstract Pages S192
To support health care and rehabilitation in patient with spinal cord injury for a long time, this study is concerned with the initial attempt to evaluate daily cardiopulmonary function using a non-intrusive monitoring system. The capacitance-sensitive pressure sensor was located under the mattress and thus pulse and respiratory variability could be detected through an analysis of spectral ranges. These data could be led to a cloud server and browsed using an application software. The wearable sensor units were also attached to the subject's head, trunk, waist (near sacral spine), thigh, and calf, respectively, to evaluate the posture changes during rehabilitation. As the medical assessment, the pulse variability, the central apnea, and the effectiveness of phlegm expulsion care were successfully evaluated in patients (55 and 74 yrs.) in the bed. In another patient (21 yrs.), the motion characteristics of sitting, transfer, lying and push-up position could be also evaluated in rehabilitation.
