Current status and issues surrounding research on elderly monitoring sensors

Abstract

  This study focused on research carried out on monitoring sensors, and attempted to make clear the points clarified by the research. We searched for Japanese papers on “CiNii”and for English papers on “PubMed”, in order to extract from the search results studies related to monitoring sensors. We found 90 Japanese papers related to monitoring sensors. The first study was written in 1993, and the papers remarkably increased from 2002. The fields of the journals in which these papers were published ranged from medical science to engineering. The majority were in engineering research. We found 77 English papers related to monitoring sensors. The first of these studies was written in 1995, and the number of papers remarkably increased from the late 2000s. Most of the previous research had been reports of developments or mechanical functions of sensors. In a few examples of medical researches, the subjects and range of examination had been limited. There are still many issues concerning monitoring sensors which remain to be considered. It is necessary to examine effects in psychological aspects like subjective well-being and life satisfaction. in addition to ADL and IADL.