A mobile proposal for frailty monitoring by rehabilitation and physical daily activity

Abstract

Frailty refers to a condition in which elderly people have medical and social problems, determining the index of vulnerability. This process begins by presenting a reduction in the ability to care for oneself. It is caused by characteristics like shrinking, weakness, poor endurance, slowness or low activity levels. In this work we present a proposal for frailty monitoring through the control of rehabilitation and daily activities. After the frailty index diagnosis, elderly people are continuously monitoring by using a mobile phone-accelerometer enabled. Only, carrying this device all day, it is possible to control daily activities, recommending rehabilitation exercises and checking whether there could be a risk according to the frailty index.