DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE AGITATION OF A BEDRIDDEN PATIENT

摘要

Device for the temporal analysis of the agitation of a bedridden patient comprising means (4) for acquiring the patient's shouts and means (5) for acquiring the patient's movements, the acquisition means being connected to storage means (9) adapted for storing the data acquired accompanied by a time stamp for them, said means being connected to analysis and presentation means (10) adapted for providing care staff with a representation of the frequency and duration of the patient's shouts and movements representative of the patient's agitation over a determined time span, characterized in that the means for acquiring shouts comprise a bandpass filter (6) adapted for isolating the shouts from speech and ambient noise.