Grasp of home fixing state of patient with hemiplegia during discharging from hospital by using television operating state monitoring

This study aimed to grasp the change of home fixing state of elderly patient with hemiplegia during discharging from hospital by using television operating state （TVOS) monitoring. First, TVOS monitoring system was developed, and it was installed in home of a patient with right-side-hemiplegia （male, 71 yrs.). Cognitive and physical functions of the patient were also evaluated every month. The TV-use time and the score of functions were increased in the first three months. It was shown that TVOS may represent not only the change of home fixing state but also ones of cognitive and physical functions.