Evaluating the Possibility of Integrating Augmented Reality and Internet of Things Technologies to Help Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

TL;DR

This paper explores a real-time Ambient Assisted Living system combining IoT and AR technologies to support Alzheimer's patients by enabling caregivers to monitor and assist patients through smart devices, aiming to enhance independence and safety.

Contribution

It introduces a novel IoT-AR integrated system for Alzheimer's care, demonstrating preliminary feasibility and potential benefits for patient independence and caregiver support.

Findings

System successfully monitors patient status in real-time

AR glasses recognize environment QR codes and provide information

Preliminary results indicate system's potential effectiveness

Abstract

People suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their caregivers seek different approaches to cope with memory loss. Although AD patients want to live independently, they often need help from caregivers. In this situation, caregivers may attach notes on every single object or take out the contents of a drawer to make them visible before leaving the patient alone at home. This study reports preliminary results on an Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) real-time system, achieved through the Internet of Things (IoT) and Augmented Reality (AR) concepts, aimed at helping people suffering from AD. The system has two main sections: the smartphone or windows application allows caregivers to monitor patients' status at home and be notified if patients are at risk. The second part allows patients to use smart glasses to recognize QR codes in the environment and receive information related to tags in the form of audio, text, or three-dimensional image. This work presents preliminary results and investigates the possibility of implementing such a system.