Abstract
A number of studies in the literature have reported on the responses of the physiological systems of SCI patients and this includes recent sleep studies [1-2]. This paper examines the possibility of monitoring a range of physiological parameters in SCI patients during extended periods of activity undertaken in a rehabilitation setting. The aim of these initial studies is to look at the feasibility of developing a monitoring system that would enable researchers to study the behaviour of physiological parameters during rehabilitation, and in response to prescribed activity. The approach was to use a portable system that had been developed for home based sleep studies, and to evaluate the potential of this system to provide a wheelchair based monitoring platform. Initial studies reported here suggest that a totally portable system can provide a clinically useful monitoring system for SCI rehabilitation studies, and that such a system would allow the rehabilitation to the be optimised to match the individual patients needs. Future equipment developments are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ANZIIS 2001 - Proceedings of the 7th Australian and New Zealand Intelligent Information Systems Conference |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 297-302 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1740520610, 9781740520614 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Intelligent Information Systems Conference 2001 - Perth, Australia Duration: 18 Nov 2001 → 21 Nov 2001 Conference number: 7th |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Intelligent Information Systems Conference 2001 |
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| Abbreviated title | ANZIIS 2001 |
| Country | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 18/11/01 → 21/11/01 |