Remote patient monitoring often deals with averting crises: for instance, the familiar fall alert devices you see advertised on TV. Many people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or other conditions that involve intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) can end up in crisis because their stress goes unnoticed until they are no longer able to cope. A platform from Awake Labs can help people with cognitive disabilities monitor and manage stress.
Wearable devices have been able to measure feelings for several years. The platform from Awake Labs is unobtrusive since it uses the fitness devices worn by so many people to detect and monitor stress.
The key is in integration information from the device into person-centered support plans. The video in this article interviews Andrea Palmer, CEO and Founder at Awake Labs, along with one of the people who is using information from the Awake Labs devices to better care for members of his community: Edward Amey, CEO at Jay Nolan Community Services.
Palmer and Amey explain that their goal is to enable the people they support to meet their personal goals and live the life of their choosing. Together, people with cognitive disabilities and their supporters use the stress-detecting smartwatch app to help meet those goals. It’s the people wearing the stress-detecting technology who decide what’s best for themselves. They may choose to have alerts sent directly to themselves or to family members, support staff, or friends, whoever they trust to make use of the information and help them through the stressful situation effectively.
Watch the video for intriguing stories of successful stress-related interventions and how people design their lives around information from Awake Labs.
Learn more about Awake Labs: https://www.awakelabs.com/
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