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GAMIFICATION: A MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS
| Title: | GAMIFICATION: A MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS. |
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| Name(s): |
Marella, Srivarsha, author Agarwal, Ankur, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2019 | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 85 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Dialysis patients are operated to have AV Fistula which is a joint junction of an artery and vein in the arm, operated to increase the blood flow through the dialyzer machine. AV- fistula is a type of vascular access which is a path into the body to connect/disconnect devices, but in this case, it is mainly Dialyzer. To reduce the failure rate during maturation period of AV Fistula, doctors recommend squeezing ball exercise as a necessary precaution for AV Fistula failure. Doing Squeezable interaction for about 3-4 times a day is recommended based on patient’s health condition. Hence, the proposed architecture adopts this squeezable exercise by embedding with sensor and measuring the angle at which the sensor is bent. The framework also proposes a new care coordination system having the hardware layer which has key components such as raspberry Pi, sensor which help in recording the pressure values when user presses the ball and software layer which solely focuses on data sync among the applications used by the user. It has been recorded that 53 % of patients having AV-Fistula fail because of negligence and lack of care. The maturation period is so critical and important which made us to build a gamification platform to monitor the exercise and track the activity through android application to keep users motivated and disciplined. In further chapters of the study will focus on different clinical like procedure around AV-Fistula and technical information such as different technologies used and implemented in the proposed system along with sensor circuit. This project goal is to present a way of monitoring patients and to keep track of the compliance whether the patient is active doing exercise daily. This way we are trying to present a care monitoring system for patients to help prevent AV Fistula failure. | |
| Identifier: | FA00013331 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Gamification Dialysis patients Arteriovenous Fistula Hemodialysis--Patients--Care Patient monitoring |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013331 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
