Cognitive decline detection system

1. A cognitive decline detection system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory accessible by the processor,

wherein the processor:

obtains, from a measurement device, an amount of movement during a sleep period and an amount of movement during a non-sleep period of a user for each day, the non-sleep period being a period other than the sleep period;

stores the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period in the memory;

calculates a movement amount ratio for each day, the movement amount ratio representing a ratio of the amount of movement during the non-sleep period to the amount of movement during the sleep period;

calculates a frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below a predetermined ratio among days constituting a determination period;

calculates a frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among days constituting a comparison period set before the determination period;

determines that cognitive function of the user is lower during the determination period than during the comparison period when the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the determination period is higher than the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the comparison period; and

notifies, by a speaker or a display, a determination result indicating that the cognitive function is lower during the determination period than during the comparison period, and

the predetermined ratio is set in accordance with a statistic derived from movement amount ratios for respective days of a reference period set before the comparison period, each of the movement amount ratios being the movement amount ratio.

2. The cognitive decline detection system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined ratio is derived by subtracting a standard deviation of the movement amount ratios from a mean value of the movement amount ratios.

3. The cognitive decline detection system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor detects a decline in the cognitive function when the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the comparison period is lower than or equal to a predetermined frequency, and the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the determination period is higher than the predetermined frequency.

4. The cognitive decline detection system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the measurement device measures an amount of movement of the user, and

the processor:

obtains the amount of movement measured by the measurement device;

identifies the sleep period for each day in accordance with the amount of movement measured by the measurement device; and

obtains the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period for each day in accordance with the amount of movement measured by the measurement device and the sleep period identified for each day.

5. A cognitive decline detection system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory accessible by the processor,

wherein the processor:

obtains, from a measurement device, an amount of movement during a sleep period and an amount of movement during a non-sleep period of a user for each day, the non-sleep period being a period other than the sleep period;

stores the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period in the memory;

calculates a movement amount ratio for each day, the movement amount ratio representing a ratio of the amount of movement during the non-sleep period to the amount of movement during the sleep period;

determines that the user has experienced a decline in cognitive function during a determination period when a value of a slope of an approximation straight line falls below a predetermined value of a slope, the approximation straight line being obtained for a ratio change represented by movement amount ratios for respective days of the determination period, each of the movement amount ratios being the movement amount ratio; and

notifies, by a speaker or a display, a determination result indicating that the user has experienced a decline in cognitive function during the determination period,

the predetermined value of the slope is a value of a slope of an approximation straight line for a ratio change represented by movement amount ratios for respective days of a corresponding period, and

the corresponding period is before the determination period, and the corresponding period and the determination period are identical periods of different years.

6. The cognitive decline detection system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the measurement device measures an amount of movement of the user, and

the processor:

obtains the amount of movement measured by the measurement device;

identifies the sleep period for each day in accordance with the amount of movement measured by the measurement device; and

obtains the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period for each day in accordance with the amount of movement measured by the measurement device and the sleep period identified for each day.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for use in a computer including a processor and memory, the recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for causing the computer to perform a cognitive decline detection method,

wherein in the cognitive decline detection method, the processor:

obtains, from a measurement device, an amount of movement during a sleep period and an amount of movement during a non-sleep period of a user for each day, the non-sleep period being a period other than the sleep period;

stores the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period in the memory;

calculates a movement amount ratio for each day, the movement amount ratio representing a ratio of the amount of movement during the non-sleep period to the amount of movement during the sleep period;

calculates a frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below a predetermined ratio among days constituting a determination period;

calculates a frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among days constituting a comparison period set before the determination period;

determines that cognitive function of the user is lower during the determination period than during the comparison period when the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the determination period is higher than the frequency of days when the movement amount ratio falls below the predetermined ratio among the days constituting the comparison period; and

notifies, by a speaker or a display, a determination result indicating that the cognitive function is lower during the determination period than during the comparison period, and

the predetermined ratio is set in accordance with a statistic derived from movement amount ratios for respective days of a reference period set before the comparison period, each of the movement amount ratios being the movement amount ratio.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for use in a computer including a processor and memory, the recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for causing the computer to perform a cognitive decline detection method,

wherein in the cognitive decline detection method, the processor:

obtains, from a measurement device, an amount of movement during a sleep period and an amount of movement during a non-sleep period of a user for each day, the non-sleep period being a period other than the sleep period;

stores the amount of movement during the sleep period and the amount of movement during the non-sleep period in the memory;

calculates a movement amount ratio for each day, the movement amount ratio representing a ratio of the amount of movement during the non-sleep period to the amount of movement during the sleep period;

determines that the user has experienced a decline in cognitive function during a determination period when a value of a slope of an approximation straight line falls below a predetermined value of a slope, the approximation straight line being obtained for a ratio change represented by movement amount ratios for respective days of the determination period, each of the movement amount ratios being the movement amount ratio; and

notifies, by a speaker or a display, a determination result indicating that the user has experienced a decline in cognitive function during the determination period,

the predetermined value of the slope is a value of a slope of an approximation straight line for a ratio change represented by movement amount ratios for respective days of a corresponding period, and

the corresponding period is before the determination period, and the corresponding period and the determination period are identical periods of different years.