Contactless and minimal-contact monitoring of quality of life parameters for assessment and intervention
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring the quality of life of humans, comprising:
- at least one physiological sensor configured to wirelessly receive a signal reflected from a subject indicative of measured data, derive measured data from the reflected signal, and to wirelessly transmit the measured data to a handheld portable device;
the handheld portable device comprising;
an interface for collecting subjective data from the subject, wherein the subjective data comprises sleep quality data and other quality of life data; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the measured data transmitted by the at least one physiological sensor and the subjective data collected from the interface to a remote data monitoring center for calculating one or more of a sleep quality of life duration, fragmentation, efficiency, and latency index value on the basis of the measured data and subjective data transmitted to the remote data monitoring center.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for the measurement, aggregation and analysis of data collected using non-contact or minimally-contacting sensors provides quality of life parameters for individual subjects, particularly in the context of a controlled trial of interventions on human subjects (e.g., a clinical trial of a drug, or an evaluation of a consumer item such as a fragrance). In particular, non-contact or minimal-contact measurement of quality-of-life parameters such as sleep, stress, relaxation, drowsiness, temperature and emotional state of humans may be evaluated, together with automated sampling, storage, and transmission to a remote data analysis center. One component of the system is that the objective data is measured with as little disruption as possible to the normal behavior of the subject. The system can also support behavioral and pharmaceutical interventions aimed at improving quality of life.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring the quality of life of humans, comprising:
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at least one physiological sensor configured to wirelessly receive a signal reflected from a subject indicative of measured data, derive measured data from the reflected signal, and to wirelessly transmit the measured data to a handheld portable device; the handheld portable device comprising; an interface for collecting subjective data from the subject, wherein the subjective data comprises sleep quality data and other quality of life data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the measured data transmitted by the at least one physiological sensor and the subjective data collected from the interface to a remote data monitoring center for calculating one or more of a sleep quality of life duration, fragmentation, efficiency, and latency index value on the basis of the measured data and subjective data transmitted to the remote data monitoring center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for monitoring the quality of life of humans, comprising:
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receiving, at a handheld portable device, objective data measured from at least one non-contact or minimal contact physiological or environmental sensor; collecting, via an interface of the portable handheld device, subjective quality of life data from a subject; transmitting, via the handheld portable device, the objective data and the subjective quality of life data to a remote data monitoring center to facilitate calculation of a quality of life index as a function of at least the measured objective data and the subjective quality of life data, the quality of life index including one or more of a sleep duration index value, a sleep latency index value, or a sleep fragmentation index value; and receiving, at the handheld portable device, from the data monitoring center a recommendation provided to the subject, the recommendation being based on a calculated quality of life index, wherein the calculated quality of life index includes one or more of a sleep duration index value, a sleep latency index value, or a sleep fragmentation index value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for assessing a quality of life index, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at a handheld portable device, at least one objective measurement of physiological or environmental data, wherein the objective measurement is obtained with non-contact or minimal contact with a monitored subject; receiving, at the handheld portable device, at least one subjective response from the monitored subject about their quality of life; calculating a quality of life index as a function of the objective measurement and the subjective response the quality of life index including one or more index values for sleep duration, fragmentation, and latency; querying a database using the quality of life index; and providing a recommendation to the monitored subject, by way of the handheld portable device, the recommendation being provided in response to querying the database with the quality of life index. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for assessing a quality of life index, the method comprising:
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receiving transmitted objective quality of life data obtained by way of at least one sensor and subjective quality of life data from a monitored subject; electronically generating, using a portable handheld device, a numerical metric which represents a quality of life index, as a function of the received objective and subjective quality of life data the metric including one or more of a sleep duration, fragmentation, or latency; and electronically generating a recommendation for the monitored subject in response to querying the database with the numerical metric. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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