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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A university PhD student has invented ‘smart socks’ which sense when people with dementia and autism are in distress.<\/p>\n

Dr Zeke Steer wanted to help after seeing his great-grandmother suffering with dementia.<\/p>\n

The socks, which track heart rate, sweat levels and motion, enable carers to intervene before things escalate.<\/p>\n

Dr Steer worked at Bristol Robotics Laboratory to find a solution and develop a mobile phone app.<\/p>\n

Current alternatives are worn on wrist straps, which have been found to stigmatise patients or even cause more anxiety.<\/p>\n

Dr Steer said: “The foot is actually a great place to collect data about stress, and socks are a familiar piece of clothing that people wear every day.”<\/p>\n

The socks look and feel like normal socks, do not need changing and are machine-washable.<\/p>\n

They provide a steady stream of data to carers, who can easily access their patient’s metrics on an app.<\/p>\n

“This could really help not just those with dementia and autism, but their carers too,” said Dr Steer.<\/p>\n

He was working as a software engineer in the defence industry when his great-grandmother, Kath, began showing the ill effects of dementia.<\/p>\n

Once gentle and with a passion for jazz music, Dr Steer said Kath became agitated and aggressive, and eventually accused Dr Steer’s grandmother of stealing from her.<\/p>\n

Dr Steer decided to investigate how wearable technologies and artificial intelligence could help with his great-grandmother’s symptoms.<\/p>\n

During the research, he volunteered at a dementia care home operated by the St Monica Trust.<\/p>\n

“I came to see that my great grandmother wasn’t an isolated episode, and that distressed behaviours are very common,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Fran Ashby, Garden House care home manager, said: “Zeke’s passion was clear from his first day with us and he worked closely with staff, relatives and residents to better understand the effects and treatment of dementia.<\/p>\n

“We were really impressed at the potential of his assisted technology to predict impending agitation and help alert staff to intervene before it can escalate into distressed behaviours.<\/p>\n

“Smart socks can help enable people living with dementia to retain their dignity and have better quality outcomes for their day-to-day life,” she added.<\/p>\n

Dr Steer launched his business, Milbotix, in February 2020.<\/p>\n

The Alzheimer’s Society, which is helping fund the development of the socks, says there will be 1.6 million people with dementia in the UK by 2040.<\/p>\n

Natasha Howard-Murray, senior innovator at the charity, said: “”Some people with dementia may present behaviours such as aggression, irritability and resistance to care.<\/p>\n

“This innovative wearable tech is a fantastic, accessible way for staff to better monitor residents’ distress and agitation.”<\/p>\n

Milbotix is currently testing the socks with people living with mid to late-stage dementia and developing the technology before they go on sale next year.<\/p>\n

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