Technology Assisted Physical Activity Among Hospitalised Medical Patients

"To assess physical activity two small tri-axial accelerometers embedded in medical Band-Aids will be used. The accelerometers are discretely worn on the lateral aspect of the thigh.~The accelerometers sample accelerations continuously during hospitalisation and are connected wirelessly to a tablet that via an inbuilt algorithm classify the recordings as bedridden (lying down), sitting, standing, and walking."

The tablet will be placed on the patients bedside table and provides feedback on the amount of physical activity and motivational imagesand texts that will be visible for the patients, the health care staff and visitors.