Developing a System to Control the Movements of a Hospital Bed Position and Notification Alarm When the Patient Gets Out of Bed Through the Mobile Telephone Application

Abstract

The objective of this study is to developing a system to control the movements of a hospital bed position and notification alarm when the patient gets out of bed through the mobile telephone application to serve the needs of medical staffs by reducing the dependence of the patients on their assistants. This equipment will help the caretakers to be able to carry out their routine work and look after the patient at the same time with peace of mind as well as improving the mental health of the patient. The three important elements involved in developing a system to control the movements of a hospital bed position and notification alarm when the patient gets out of bed through the mobile telephone application are as follows: 1) Developing the system for controlling movements of the hospital bed, 2) Developing the application for controlling the movements of the hospital bed position, and 3) the notification alarm system through the LINE application when the patient gets out of bed. The testing of the 3 elements mentioned above demonstrated that the system for controlling the hospital bed could handle a patient that weighs up to 110 kilograms and the developed application is able to lift the patient up to a 90-degree angle on either side. The testing of the notification alarm system when the patient gets out of bed has been tested in VIP room 5 in Ananda Mahidol Hospitals, Lop Buri, Thailand and was able to verify that the sensor is able to detect the presence of the patient at a distance up to 75 centimeters and the usage of this system has exceeded the expectation of the users.