System for Wearable Devices for Tracking and Monitoring People with Alzheimer's Disease

The purpose of this article is to highlight a geolocation and tracking system using technologies with wearable devices (Wearables) and GPS trackers to monitor, track and locate Alzheimer's disease patients on a map. The use of GPS tracking systems is expanding to several markets, including the personal / individual location. This makes its use quite important in the control and care of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, where it sometimes leads to the loss of individuals who are unable to identify the way back home, the system capable of monitoring an individual's location, and adapt an entry and exit control from virtual fences (geofencing), seeking to ensure confidentiality, availability, verification and security of the information transmitted. The usability of the application will be intuitive for different profiles of caregivers and users of the technology. The results showed that Wearables and GPS technology are a reality in helping caregivers and family members in the painful task of finding their loved ones and lost patients more quickly. The reviewed papers suggest that the provision of services to help with health problems will change over the next few years with the use of new assistive technologies that will expand the functional abilities of people with disabilities and, consequently, promote a more independent life and greater inclusion, and which will require a greater adaptation effort on the part of health professionals, caregivers and family members. Although the devices present some difficulties in the delay of connection with the satellites and problems of use (durability and the challenges of energy efficiency), the results and objectives were achieved