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Pressure ulcers are a common and devastating condition faced by users of power wheelchairs. However, proper use of power wheelchair tilt and recline functions can alleviate pressure and reduce the risk of ulcer occurrence. In this work, we show that when using data from a sensor instrumented power wheelchair, we are able to predict with an average accuracy of 92% whether a subject will successfully complete a repositioning exercise when prompted. We present two models of compliance prediction. The first, a spectral Hidden Markov Model, uses fast, optimal optimization techniques to train a sequential classifier. The second, a decision tree using information gain, is computationally efficient and produces an output that is easy for clinicians and wheelchair users to understand. These prediction algorithms will be a key component in an intelligent reminding system that will prompt users to complete a repositioning exercise only in contexts in which the user is most likely to comply.
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Fisher, R. et al. (2014). Spectral Machine Learning for Predicting Power Wheelchair Exercise Compliance. In: Andreasen, T., Christiansen, H., Cubero, JC., Raś, Z.W. (eds) Foundations of Intelligent Systems. ISMIS 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8502. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08326-1_18
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