Subproject D05
Subproject D05
Empatho-Kinaesthetic Assessment and Pattern Recognition of Movement as Biomarkers for Health Status, Wellbeing, and Prognosis of Palliative Patients
Subproject D05 addresses certain Activities of Daily Living (ADL) that can be used as surrogate parameters for assessing patients‘ state of health (SoH), lifetime prognosis (LTP), and symptom burden (SB). In the study, an interferometry radar system (in close cooperation with subproject A04) was used to record movements related to SoH, LTP, and SB, and we found that changes in these movements can indicate life and death. Supervised machine learning was also used to analyze the raw data recorded by the radar and the changes in heart sounds during the dying phase. Changes in radar signals in the course of a decline in SoH were visible. We propose, that a radar-based sensor approach can provide valuable insights into the patient’s health status.
Additionally, our current research suggests that the A04 radar system can increase the robustness of macroscopic motion assessment by radar sensors provided by subproject A01.
Contacts
Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Ostgathe
Principal Investigator
Marie Oesten, M. Sc.
Doctoral Candidate
Natalie Öhl, M. A.
Associate Doctoral Candidate
Stefan Grießhammer, M.Sc
Physician
Dr. med. Tobias Steigleder
Senior Physician
Additional Information
- Ott T, Heckel M, Öhl N, Steigleder T, Albrecht N, Ostgathe C, Dabrock P: Palliative care and new technologies. The use of smart sensor technologies and its impact on the Total Care principle BMC Palliative Care (2023)