The Smarter Safer Homes Solution to Support Older People Living in Their Own Homes Through Enhanced Care Models: Protocol for a Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: An aging population, accompanied by the prevalence of age-related diseases, presents a significant burden to health systems. This is exacerbated by an increasing shortage of aged care staff due to the existing workforce entering their retirement and fewer young people being attracted to work in aged care. In line with consumer preferences and potential cost-efficiencies, government and aged care providers are increasingly seeking options to move care and support to the community or home as opposed to residential care facilities.

The Significance and Limitations of Monitoring Sleep during Pregnancy.

Sleep patterns often change during pregnancy and postpartum. However, if severe and persistent, these changes can depict a risk factor for significant health complications. It is thus essential to identify and understand changes in women's sleeping pattern over the course of pregnancy and postpartum, to offer an appropriate and timely intervention if necessary.

Lifespace metrics of older adults with mild cognitive impairment and dementia recorded via geolocation data.

Objective: Lifespace, the physical area in which someone conducts life activities, indicates lived community mobility. This study explored the feasibility of technology-based lifespace measurement for older people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), including the generation of a range of lifespace metrics, and investigation of relationships with health and mobility status.

Methods: An exploratory study was conducted within a longitudinal observational study.

Home-Based Sleep Sensor Measurements in an Older Australian Population: Before and during a Pandemic.

Older adults are susceptible to poor night-time sleep, characterized by short sleep duration and high sleep disruptions (i.e., more frequent and longer awakenings).