Framework of sensor-based monitoring for pervasive patient care.
Title | Framework of sensor-based monitoring for pervasive patient care. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Triantafyllidis, A. K., Koutkias V. G., Chouvarda I., Adami I., Kouroubali A., & Maglaveras N. |
Journal | Healthc Technol Lett |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 153-158 |
Date Published | 2016 Sep |
ISSN | 2053-3713 |
Abstract | Sensor-based health systems can often become difficult to use, extend and sustain. The authors propose a framework for designing sensor-based health monitoring systems aiming to provide extensible and usable monitoring services in the scope of pervasive patient care. The authors' approach relies on a distributed system for monitoring the patient health status anytime-anywhere and detecting potential health complications, for which healthcare professionals and patients are notified accordingly. Portable or wearable sensing devices measure the patient's physiological parameters, a smart mobile device collects and analyses the sensor data, a Medical Center system receives notifications on the detected health condition, and a Health Professional Platform is used by formal caregivers in order to review the patient condition and configure monitoring schemas. A Service-oriented architecture is utilised to provide extensible functional components and interoperable interactions among the diversified system components. The framework was applied within the REMOTE ambient-assisted living project in which a prototype system was developed, utilising Bluetooth to communicate with the sensors and Web services for data exchange. A scenario of using the REMOTE system and preliminary usability results show the applicability, usefulness and virtue of our approach. |
DOI | 10.1049/htl.2016.0017 |
Alternate Journal | Healthc Technol Lett |
PubMed ID | 27733920 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5047273 |