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Using digital wristbands to deliver more patient-centred care
For nurses on Toronto Rehab’s Specialized Dementia Unit (SDU) – where research and patient care go hand-in-hand – the ability to monitor patient mobility has always been high priority.
That’s mainly because…
Publications
2026
Digital markers and phenotypes of rest-activity rhythms in people with advanced dementia using real-time location data
Yasser Karam, Leia C Shum, Tamim Faruk, Twinkle Arora, Caitlin McArthur, Charlene H Chu, Katherine S McGilton, Alastair J Flint, Andrew Lim, Shehroz S Khan, Andrea Iaboni, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 81, Issue 3, March 2026, glaf288, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/
https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/81/3/glaf288/8426194
2025
Machine Learning to Detect Motor Agitation in People With Dementia Using Real-Time Location Data
Zain Hasan, Leia C Shum, Tamim Faruk, Katherine S McGilton, Charlene Chu, Caitlin McArthur, Alastair J Flint, Alex Mihailidis, Shehroz Khan, Andrea Iaboni. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 33, Issue 11, November 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.06.001
https://www.ajgponline.org/article/S1064-7481(25)00366-5/fulltext
Social Engagement is Associated with Location-based Digital Markers on a Dementia Care Unit
Leia C Shum, Elham Khodabandehloo, Tamim Faruk, Twinkle Arora, Caitlin McArthur, Charlene H Chu, Katherine S McGilton, Alastair J Flint, Shehroz Khan, Andrea Iaboni. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Volume 26, Issue 6, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105548
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(25)00065-9/fulltext