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Low-Power Wearable and Wireless Sensors for Advanced Healthcare Monitoring
Published in Christopher Siu, Krzysztof Iniewski, IoT and Low-Power Wireless, 2018
Ifana Mahbub, Salvatore A. Pullano, Samira Shamsir, Syed Islam Kamrul, Salvatore A. Pullano
Apart from the evaluation of vital signs that has become noticeable due to the increasing need of remote patient monitoring, other interesting advantages of using wearable technologies have been observed in rehabilitation and geriatric care, which employs wearable devices developed to maximize both the effectiveness and efficiency of motor therapy (Mousavi Hondori and Khademi, 2014). Patient-tracking systems capable of detecting movements have facilitated the development of numerous applications in the field of rehabilitation, particularly for the treatment of stroke (Truelsen et al., 2005; Rosamond et al., 2007). These systems also provide feedback to both the patient and the therapist, without the need for constantly monitoring the progress during therapy (Friel and Nudo, 1998; Liepert et al., 2000). Therapies can be carried out at home, i.e., telerehabilitation, as well as in clinical centers, allowing longer therapy sessions for improved effectiveness (Lorussi et al., 2005; Giorgino et al., 2006).
Role of Advanced Technologies in Gait Analysis and Its Importance in Healthcare
Published in Teena Bagga, Kamal Upreti, Nishant Kumar, Amirul Hasan Ansari, Danish Nadeem, Designing Intelligent Healthcare Systems, Products, and Services Using Disruptive Technologies and Health Informatics, 2023
Neha P. Sathe, Anil Hiwale, Archana Ranade
Considering geriatric care, the serious concern is fall risk, as per the WHO falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury and death and efforts need to be taken for gait training, balance and functional training to avoid the risk of falling. To describe the involvement of technological help in this category, a few test cases are described.
Smart Healthcare and IoT Technologies
Published in Ankan Bhattacharya, Bappadittya Roy, Samarendra Nath Sur, Saurav Mallik, Subhasis Dasgupta, Internet of Things and Data Mining for Modern Engineering and Healthcare Applications, 2023
Vinaytosh Mishra, Somayya Madakam
Healthcare systems are facing unprecedented challenges such as the outbreak of infectious diseases, increased prevalence of chronic disease, shortage of doctors and clinicians, lack of timely medicines, ageing population, rising costs, etc. Hence, Healthcare systems worldwide should focus on better individualized care, improved population health, and lower healthcare cost. That means addressing these issues requires the use of smart health technologies that make healthcare more intelligent, distributed, and personalized. These advanced technologies like IoT smart devices, Edge (Fog) computing, artificial intelligence, and computer vision are shaping the landscape of the future of healthcare. Moreover, applied technologies like medical imaging (MI), bedside telemetry, and natural language processing (NLP) are augmenting the work of clinicians and hence enabling them to focus more on the human side of care. Among all, the Internet of Things technologies have been immensely used in healthcare. Internet of Things-enabled devices have made remote monitoring of patients possible and have many applications in managing chronic diseases and providing geriatric care. For example, a closed-loop system having a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) and insulin pump can act as an artificial pancreas for a diabetes patient having insulin resistance and are a boon for Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. IoT-enabled devices can generate an alarm in case of hypoglycaemia and save the life of a diabetic patient. IoT-enabled devices are used for performance monitoring of critical medical equipment and raise alarm or notify the care provider when preventive maintenance is required. Bluetooth-enabled proximity tracking apps have also been found very helpful in contact tracing during the recent outbreak of COVID-19 disease. Besides this, IoT also has other non-clinical applications such as hospital environment monitoring through closed-circuit television (CCTV)/internet protocol (IP) camera, inventory management, and theft detection round the clock.
Mobile Technologies and Healthy Ageing: A Bibliometric Analysis on Publication Trends and Knowledge Structure of mHealth Research for Older Adults
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2022
Farzana Parveen Tajudeen, Nurhidayah Bahar, Tan Maw Pin, Nor Izzati Saedon
This article offers a critical review of many scholarly works done in the field of mHealth and older adults. The findings showed that research on mHealth and older adults is rising rapidly, and it is expected to grow even more in the future. Collaborations between countries to do comparative studies in terms of mHealth technology development, and usage among older adults, their behavior, acceptance, and barriers in using mHealth technologies from different countries stance would add an interesting perspective to this research area. Among the contributions of this article are the detailed insights it offers into mHealth- and older-adults-related studies which could be useful for future researchers to gain knowledge on the important topics, prominent authors, top articles in the field, and citations. The outcome derived from the current article may help the future researchers to identify the appropriate research gaps to improve future research ideas. This article had offered an in-depth analysis of top journals which had published mHealth-related research, and so future researchers have an idea on where they may make their future article submission. The outcome of this article is also of significance to practitioners. For instance, one cluster of articles had highlighted the issues faced by older adults when using existing mHealth technologies. Current mHealth technology developers should take this feedback as a point to understand older adult needs to enhance the future design of applications and tools. This review article also benefits health-care professionals in terms of understanding what the current mHealth technologies are offering as a tool to monitor older patient, thereby providing better geriatric care. This review article also offers new insights into older adults in better understanding current mHealth technologies, and the benefits to be gained. This could motivate them to use the mHealth applications or tools for self-management of their health activities, thereby promoting active and healthy aging.