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Design and development of an e-textile sock for the monitoring of distress in people with dementia

Design and development of an e-textile sock for the monitoring of distress in people with dementia
Design and development of an e-textile sock for the monitoring of distress in people with dementia
Dementia, a condition affecting over 55 million people globally, impairs cognitive function and presents challenges in patient care. Wearable technologies are increasingly being used to monitor the health and wellbeing of individuals with dementia, providing non-intrusive methods for detecting physiological changes before behavioural symptoms escalate. Building on previous research and development conducted by the industrial partner, Milbotix Ltd., this work presents the design and development of an e-textile smart sock incorporating knitted electrodes suitable for early distress detection in individuals with dementia. Using Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT® technology, the sock integrates silver-coated conductive yarns to measure changes in electrodermal activity (EDA), a marker of physiological arousal. The study investigates various yarns and knitting structures to create insulated electrodes that remain stable during washing and provide adequate compression to ensure reliable contact between the electrodes and skin.
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Lake-Thompson, Gillian
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Lake-Thompson, Gillian, Liu, Meijing, Keim, Odina, Jopling, Kate, Caggiari, Silvia, Ogundele, Patrick, Steer, Zeke, Worsley, Pete and Yang, Kai (2024) Design and development of an e-textile sock for the monitoring of distress in people with dementia. In 2024 International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations and Applications in Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles). IEEE.. (doi:10.23919/E-Textiles63767.2024.10914190).

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Abstract

Dementia, a condition affecting over 55 million people globally, impairs cognitive function and presents challenges in patient care. Wearable technologies are increasingly being used to monitor the health and wellbeing of individuals with dementia, providing non-intrusive methods for detecting physiological changes before behavioural symptoms escalate. Building on previous research and development conducted by the industrial partner, Milbotix Ltd., this work presents the design and development of an e-textile smart sock incorporating knitted electrodes suitable for early distress detection in individuals with dementia. Using Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT® technology, the sock integrates silver-coated conductive yarns to measure changes in electrodermal activity (EDA), a marker of physiological arousal. The study investigates various yarns and knitting structures to create insulated electrodes that remain stable during washing and provide adequate compression to ensure reliable contact between the electrodes and skin.

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Published date: 19 November 2024
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Local EPrints ID: 500564
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500564
DOI: doi:10.23919/E-Textiles63767.2024.10914190
PURE UUID: 961fa393-a2d3-4d8b-bb18-4f03a4fb5044
ORCID for Gillian Lake-Thompson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0009-0005-1636-0013
ORCID for Meijing Liu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-7533
ORCID for Silvia Caggiari: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-2141
ORCID for Pete Worsley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-5042
ORCID for Kai Yang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-3911

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Date deposited: 06 May 2025 16:43
Last modified: 20 Sep 2025 02:22

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Author: Gillian Lake-Thompson ORCID iD
Author: Meijing Liu ORCID iD
Author: Odina Keim
Author: Kate Jopling
Author: Silvia Caggiari ORCID iD
Author: Patrick Ogundele
Author: Zeke Steer
Author: Pete Worsley ORCID iD
Author: Kai Yang ORCID iD

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