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While wearables can be intrusive, ambient sensors require extra installation, and smart meters are becoming integral to smart city infrastructure. Research Gap: The previous studies primarily utilized high-resolution smart meter data by applying Non-Intrusive Appliance Load Monitoring (NIALM) techniques, leading to significant privacy concerns. Meanwhile, some Japanese power companies have successfully employed low-resolution data to monitor lifestyle patterns discreetly. Scope and Methodology: This study develops a lifestyle monitoring system for older adults using low-resolution smart meter data, mapping electricity consumption to appliance usage. The power consumption data are collected at 15-min intervals, and the background power threshold distinguishes between the active and inactive periods (0\/1). The system quantifies activity through an active score and assesses daily routines by comparing these scores against the long-term norms. Key Outcomes\/Contributions: The findings reveal that low-resolution data can effectively monitor lifestyle patterns without compromising privacy. The active scores and regularity assessments calculated using correlation coefficients offer a comprehensive view of residents\u2019 daily activities and any deviations from the established patterns. This study contributes to the literature by validating the efficacy of low-resolution data in lifestyle monitoring systems and underscores the potential of smart meters in enhancing elderly people\u2019s care.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s24113662","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,5]],"date-time":"2024-06-05T10:05:50Z","timestamp":1717581950000},"page":"3662","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["A Lifestyle Monitoring System for Older Adults Living Independently Using Low-Resolution Smart Meter Data"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Bhekumuzi M.","family":"Mathunjwa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320315, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Yu-Fen","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Taiwan Power Research Institute, Taipei 100046, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Tzung-Cheng","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 310401, Taiwan"}]},{"given":"Yeh-Liang","family":"Hsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320315, Taiwan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"189","DOI":"10.1002\/er.5177","article-title":"A new IoT-based smart energy meter for smart grids","volume":"45","author":"Avancini","year":"2020","journal-title":"Int. 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