Abstract
Tripping and falling are complications among children with mobility problems, especially those with physical difficulties. This project proposes a Python-based application, GUI app, for clinicians at Shriners Children’s Northern California to operate a THE/step monitor that uses RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology for monitoring tripping hazard events (THEs) and tracking steps during two weeks of everyday living of children with in-toeing.
The GUI app utilizes the Tkinter library for its user interface. The GUI app enables clinicians to establish Bluetooth communication with the THE/step monitor, test and start the monitor, upload and parse data from the monitor, manage the patient records, and display graphical plots along with a summary table of tripping and step activities. Additionally, the GUI app allows clinicians to store the results in Portable Document Format (PDF) files and export the trip and step data to Microsoft Excel for further analysis. The GUI app developed by this project enables clinicians to effectively monitor and analyze tripping and step data from children during everyday living, thus adding real-world, quantitative information into clinical assessments.