Modeling and implementation of a personalized technological cognitive assistance for the nocturnal ambulation in EHPAD

The sleep disorders of elderly people with neurodegenerative diseases lead to nocturnal wandering behaviors that reduce their quality of life and may have consequences for their safety and for other people living in EHPAD-type residences (accommodation establishments for dependent elderly). This collaborative project between the DOMUS laboratory and the CENTICH, Angers, France, aims to explore technological solutions to help people with nocturnal wandering. The solutions are in harmony with the connected objects already installed at the residence "Les Noisetiers" in Angers, France. Constructed from the data collected in the residence, two sets of scenarios are proposed, one to assist the night wandering inside the residents' rooms, the other when the residents leave their room at night. These scenarios are implemented on middleware and respect the KNX communication protocol used in France.

Members of the team

Principal investigators

Hélène Pigot, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Sylvain Giroux, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Dominique Lorrain, Université de Sherbrooke

Partners

CENTICH

• Jawad Hajjam, Director of project development
• Marie Voisin, Occupational therapist, PhD Biology
• Jean-Yves Robert, Occupational therapist

CHU Angers

• Dr Cédric Annweiler

Research professionals

Pierre-Yves Groussard, technological coordinator, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Marie-Michèle Rosa-Fortin, administrative coordinator, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Maxime Parenteau, technological coordinator, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Isabelle Viens, Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Center for Research on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke

Frédéric Chamberland,Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Center for Research on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke

Postdoctoral fellow

Hubert Kenfack-Ngankam, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke

Interns

Benoit Robin,  Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke (from ESEO d’Angers, France)

Mathis Gadeau, Domus laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke (from ESEO d’Angers, France)

Collaborator

Schneider Electric

Publications

Technical report

1. Pigot, H., Lorrain, D., Giroux, S., Kenfack Ngankam, H., Chamberland, F., et Viens, I. (2019). "Modélisation et mise en place d’une assistance cognitive personnalisée pour la qualité du sommeil et la déambulation nocturne" (Rapport technique no 37). Document inédit, Département d'informatique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Read the document

Oral Presentations

1. Dominique Lorrain. Résidence Les Noisetiers. November 5th 2019.
2. Dominique Lorrain. Sommeil et maladies neurodégénératives. Résidence Les Noisetiers. Mai 2nd 2017.

Funding

This work was funded by the Mutualité Française d’Anjou Mayenne (FDSSAM).