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O aumento em proporção da população envelhecida é uma realidade em culturas de-
senvolvidas, o que coloca novos desafios aos indivíduos e à sociedade. Um dos mais preocu-
pantes tem que ver com a tendência de crescimento dos casos de demência em todo o mundo,
já que a sua incidência aumenta com o envelhecimento.
Uma pessoa com demência enfrenta diversos desafios que podem limitar a sua capaci-
dade de ter uma vida normal e causar preocupações à família e aos cuidadores. A arquitetura
proposta visa aumentar ao máximo a duração da bateria do dispositivo de contato do indiví-
duo com a demência, aumentando a possibilidade de este ser encontrado e resgatado em caso
de emergência. Desta forma pretende-se melhorar a qualidade de vida do paciente e da co-
munidade, através da deteção de padrões de atividade e de uma gestão energética ativa dos
recursos de um
smartphone. Nesse sentido, faz-se recolha e análise de dados com o objetivo
de otimizar os serviços disponíveis, reagindo de maneira adequada, de forma a otimizar o
consumo de energia, aumentando assim a janela de tempo disponível para a comunicação
entre paciente e cuidadores.
A estratégia proposta tem um impacto potencial na autonomia dos dispositivos, evi-
tando situações perigosas e regulando a comunicação entre a pessoa e os cuidadores, especi-
almente se a pessoa inicia atividades imprevisíveis, como por exemplo, um comportamento
errante que é caraterístico deste tipo de patologias. Assim, ao aumentar a possibilidade de a
pessoa ser contactada e localizada poderá ser decisivo para esta ser resgatada e a sua vida
salva. Os resultados obtidos foram positivos, uma vez que a arquitetura utilizada se revelou
eficiente no objetivo proposto de maximizar a duração da bateria num smartphone sem com-
prometer a localização do utilizador.
The emergence of a relatively large proportion of aging population is a reality in devel- oped cultures, that poses challenges to individuals and to the society. Therefore, it is noticed a tendency of growth in dementia cases worldwide as its incidence increases with aging. A person with dementia faces diverse challenges that may limit their ability to perform a normal life and cause stress to family and caregivers. The proposed architecture aims to max- imize the device's battery life of the individual with dementia, increasing the possibility of being found and rescued in an emergency. This way it's intended improve the quality of life for the patient and the community through the detection of activity patterns and an active energy management of the smartphone resources. In this sense, data is collected and analysed with the objective of optimizing the services available, as well as the current circumstances of that individual, reacting appropriately to optimize the energy consumption, thus increasing the win- dow of time available for communication between patient and caregivers. The proposed strategy has a potential impact in autonomy of the devices, preventing hazardous situations and regulating the communication with the person and caregivers, espe- cially if the person starts unpredictable activities as in the case of wandering behaviour that is characteristic of this type of pathologies. So, by increasing the possibility of the person being contacted and located, it could be decisive for them to be rescued and their life saved. The results were positive since the architecture used, proved to be efficient in the pro- posed objective of maximising battery life in a smartphone without compromising the user's location.
The emergence of a relatively large proportion of aging population is a reality in devel- oped cultures, that poses challenges to individuals and to the society. Therefore, it is noticed a tendency of growth in dementia cases worldwide as its incidence increases with aging. A person with dementia faces diverse challenges that may limit their ability to perform a normal life and cause stress to family and caregivers. The proposed architecture aims to max- imize the device's battery life of the individual with dementia, increasing the possibility of being found and rescued in an emergency. This way it's intended improve the quality of life for the patient and the community through the detection of activity patterns and an active energy management of the smartphone resources. In this sense, data is collected and analysed with the objective of optimizing the services available, as well as the current circumstances of that individual, reacting appropriately to optimize the energy consumption, thus increasing the win- dow of time available for communication between patient and caregivers. The proposed strategy has a potential impact in autonomy of the devices, preventing hazardous situations and regulating the communication with the person and caregivers, espe- cially if the person starts unpredictable activities as in the case of wandering behaviour that is characteristic of this type of pathologies. So, by increasing the possibility of the person being contacted and located, it could be decisive for them to be rescued and their life saved. The results were positive since the architecture used, proved to be efficient in the pro- posed objective of maximising battery life in a smartphone without compromising the user's location.
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Demência Doença Cuidador Dispositivos Móveis e Consumo Energético
