Application of machine learning to classify dementia wandering patterns

• Main Authors: Vuong, Nhu Khue, Chan, Syin, Lau, Chiew Tong
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Pattern recognition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105650; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26039
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: Wandering is a diagnostic sign of several psychiatric syndromes, including dementia and geriatric depression. Scientifically, wandering linked to dementia is characterized by pacing, lapping, and random locomotion. We are developing an automated system for real-time recognition of wandering...