Aging & Society: Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference

Abstract

This study approaches diapers by integrating smart technology into the textile. This smart diaper contains sensors attached to the diaper, connected to a module that can sense when the diaper has been soiled, as well as alert for excrement. Combined with a smart phone app, info about the patient is readily available to the caregiver. This will not only help serve the patient, but help the caregiver to provide a quicker and more tuned in service. This would also reduce the likelihood of diaper rash as well as the other consequences of having on a soiled diaper over time. This is a less invasive approach to delivering services to people who have urinary incontinence, as many prefer diapers over a catheter. This innovation explores a way to better serve adult diaper users through a four-part system of the diaper, the sensors, a module, and the use of an app.