Protocol for an acceptability and feasibility study of sensor‐instrumented SmartSocks® for use by people with dementia
Byron Creese, Jacqui Arnold, Joanne McDermid, Antonieta Medina‐Lara, Zahinoor Ismail, Zeke Steer · 2025
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Description
Byron Creese and co-authors lay out a study protocol in a 2025 paper on dementia care. About half of people with dementia show distress linked behavior that goes unmanaged. A young firm sells sensor socks that track body state around the clock and flag early distress signs. The planned study asks whether care home research can use the socks well.
The team will judge uptake and workability: will residents wear them, and will the data flow hold up? Both questions come before any claim that the socks improve care. Sensor tools often fail at this plain stage, so testing it head on saves later waste. A workable sock could give staff an early warning that a resident is growing upset.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Byron Creese, Jacqui Arnold, Joanne McDermid, Antonieta Medina‐Lara, Zahinoor Ismail, Zeke Steer |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |