Facilitating the measurement and treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) and understanding caregiver burden using wearable devices in Rural Taiwan—Protocol for a dyadic feasibility pilot study
Ta-Wei Guu, Wan-Jing Li, Shih-Hsiung Lee, Chih-Shan Hsu, Chia-Ni Chou, Leon Lack, Wei-Fen Ma · 2026
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Ta-Wei Guu and six co-authors lay out a wear-device pilot plan for dementia signs and care-kin load in rural Taiwan. Their plan appeared in twenty twenty-six. Mind and mood signs of dementia hurt life and load care kin more than lost thought. Forms filled by kin can skew reads, more so when kin are old. Wrist worn logs give straight, long reads in their place.
Ten sick folks and ten care kin will wear a wrist band for eight weeks and light specs most days for four. Sleep, mood-sign, and care-load forms run at set times, plus talks on ease of use. Fit in a poor, low-skill zone is the true test.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ta-Wei Guu, Wan-Jing Li, Shih-Hsiung Lee, Chih-Shan Hsu, Chia-Ni Chou, Leon Lack, Wei-Fen Ma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |