METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING FRAILTY
First Claim
1. A system to identify the presence and degree of frailty comprising:
- a sensor, configured to be attached to or worn by a person, the sensor having an accelerometer configured to generate signals in response to motion or movements of the person; and
one or more processor circuits configured to analyze one or more signals from the accelerometer, the processor circuits configured to determine information about frailty status including at least a determination as to whether the person is non-frail, pre-frail, or frail.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems according to present principles provide ways to diagnose frailty and assess the severity of its clinical status—e.g., non-frail, pre-frail, and frail, especially as measured and quantified during activities of daily living. Systems and methods according to present principles objectively quantify physical activity behaviors and identify specific motor tasks, which indicate clinical frailty syndrome behaviors such as flopping, cautious-sitting, non-uniform walking fluctuations, cognitive decline, slowness, weakness, and exhaustion. Additionally, the systems and methods allow improved sensitivity and specificity of frailty identification by further assessing physiological parameters such as heart rate, respiration rate, and skin temperature in response to, or recovery from, specific activities.
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41 Claims
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1. A system to identify the presence and degree of frailty comprising:
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a sensor, configured to be attached to or worn by a person, the sensor having an accelerometer configured to generate signals in response to motion or movements of the person; and one or more processor circuits configured to analyze one or more signals from the accelerometer, the processor circuits configured to determine information about frailty status including at least a determination as to whether the person is non-frail, pre-frail, or frail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for categorizing frailty status of a person, comprising:
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receiving one or more signals from an accelerometer, the one or more signals including at least one acceleration signal in response to motion or movements of a person; and determining information about frailty status including at least a determination as to whether the person is non-frail, pre-frail, or frail. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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