Innovative Solutions for Pressure Injury Prevention through Introducing a Non- Wearable Smart System

About 8.8% of people in Canada are 65 years or older, and this number is expected to rise by 6.2% by 2036. As people get older, they become more likely to develop pressure injuries (PI) due to changes in nutrition, mobility, and skin health. In healthcare settings, patients at risk of PIs need to change positions every two hours. In Canada, around 26% of patients in all healthcare settings suffer from PIs. In Ontario alone, hospital-acquired PIs cost about $90,000 each year. While there are some products and articles about using telehealth for sleep monitoring, they can be pricey and hard to make. So, our main goal is to create a new smart technology that doesn’t need to be worn, which can detect body positions in bed and suggest when to change positions. Our system will use a special sheet on the bed mattress and a laptop to process the data and give recommendations. We want our technology to be easy to use, accurate, and affordable compared to what’s already out there.

Faculty Supervisor:

Atena Roshan Fekr

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Partner:

Noxware Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Toronto

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