In-Home Monitoring

Unobtrusive Continuous In-home Assessment
Use of an in-home wireless sensor network to assess early motor and cognitive changes preceding the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Funded by NIA

Assessing Sleep and Movement in Bed
Classification of in-bed movements using load cells.
Investigators: Adriana Adami (PhD Thesis), Misha Pavel, Tamara Hayes

Patterns of Medication Adherence
A cross-sectional study of the effect of cognitive loss on medication adherence.
Investigators: Tamara Hayes
Funded by NIA

A Medication Tracking and Reminding Device
Development of a device for continuous medication monitoring and reminding. The goal of the project is to improve our ability to assess medication adherence during clinical trials and as an activity of daily living.
Funded by ORI

Tracking multi-person activity in the home
Investigations of technology solutions to the problem of identifying who is moving through an in-home activity monitoring system. The goal of this project is to develop unobtrusive methodologies (algorithmic and technology) for tracking location and activity of multiple people in the same home.
Funded by the Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer's Research.

Remediation and Intervention Studies

Tailored Interactive Video Exercise
Development of an interactive video environment for coaching elders during an exercise program.
Investigators: Misha Pavel, Holly Jimison
Funded by the Alzheimer's Association (ETAC)

Monitoring and Remediation of Cognitive Function
A study in collaboration with Spry Learning that monitors cognitive functioning through the use of a suite of adaptive computer games.
Investigators: Holly Jimison, Misha Pavel

Studies of Parkinson's Disease

Early gait speed changes in Parkinson's Disease
A pilot study to determine if early gait slowing in PD can be detected using unobtrusive in-home sensors.
Investigators: Jay Nutt, Tamara Hayes, Misha Pavel
Funded by Kinetics Corporation

Development and assessment of a home exercise program for Parkinson's patients
Development and implementation of an exercise program aimed at the primary constraints on mobility related to PD.
Investigators: Fay Horak, Tamara Hayes
Funded by Kinetics Corporation