scholarly journals Wearable Hardware Design for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayez Qureshi ◽  
Sridhar Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things ◽  
Current Health Care System

As the life expectancy of individuals increases with recent advancements in medicine and quality of living, it is important to monitor the health of patients and healthy individuals on a daily basis. This is not possible with the current health care system in North America, and thus there is a need for wireless devices that can be used from home. These devices are called biomedical wearables, and they have become popular in the last decade. There are several reasons for that, but the main ones are: expensive health care, longer wait times, and an increase in public awareness about improving quality of life. With this, it is vital for anyone working on wearables to have an overall understanding of how they function, how they were designed, their significance, and what factors were considered when the hardware was designed. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the hardware components that are required to design wearable devices that are used in the emerging context of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This means that they can be used, to an extent, for disease monitoring through biosignal capture. In particular, this review study covers the basic components that are required for the front-end of any biomedical wearable, and the limitations that these wearable devices have. Furthermore, there is a discussion of the opportunities that they create, and the direction that the wearable industry is heading in.

scholarly journals Wearable Hardware Design for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 3812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayez Qureshi ◽  
Sridhar Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things ◽  
Current Health Care System

As the life expectancy of individuals increases with recent advancements in medicine and quality of living, it is important to monitor the health of patients and healthy individuals on a daily basis. This is not possible with the current health care system in North America, and thus there is a need for wireless devices that can be used from home. These devices are called biomedical wearables, and they have become popular in the last decade. There are several reasons for that, but the main ones are: expensive health care, longer wait times, and an increase in public awareness about improving quality of life. With this, it is vital for anyone working on wearables to have an overall understanding of how they function, how they were designed, their significance, and what factors were considered when the hardware was designed. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the hardware components that are required to design wearable devices that are used in the emerging context of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This means that they can be used, to an extent, for disease monitoring through biosignal capture. In particular, this review study covers the basic components that are required for the front-end of any biomedical wearable, and the limitations that these wearable devices have. Furthermore, there is a discussion of the opportunities that they create, and the direction that the wearable industry is heading in.

scholarly journals Wearable Hardware Design for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayez Qureshi ◽  
Sridhar Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things ◽  
Current Health Care System

As the life expectancy of individuals increases with recent advancements in medicine and quality of living, it is important to monitor the health of patients and healthy individuals on a daily basis. This is not possible with the current health care system in North America, and thus there is a need for wireless devices that can be used from home. These devices are called biomedical wearables, and they have become popular in the last decade. There are several reasons for that, but the main ones are: expensive health care, longer wait times, and an increase in public awareness about improving quality of life. With this, it is vital for anyone working on wearables to have an overall understanding of how they function, how they were designed, their significance, and what factors were considered when the hardware was designed. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the hardware components that are required to design wearable devices that are used in the emerging context of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). This means that they can be used, to an extent, for disease monitoring through biosignal capture. In particular, this review study covers the basic components that are required for the front-end of any biomedical wearable, and the limitations that these wearable devices have. Furthermore, there is a discussion of the opportunities that they create, and the direction that the wearable industry is heading in.

scholarly journals Current Evidence for Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring by Wearable Wireless Devices in Hospitalized Adults: Systematic Review

10.2196/18636 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. e18636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jobbe P L Leenen ◽  
Crista Leerentveld ◽  
Joris D van Dijk ◽  
Henderik L van Westreenen ◽  
Lisette Schoonhoven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Wireless Devices

Background Continuous monitoring of vital signs by using wearable wireless devices may allow for timely detection of clinical deterioration in patients in general wards in comparison to detection by standard intermittent vital signs measurements. A large number of studies on many different wearable devices have been reported in recent years, but a systematic review is not yet available to date. Objective The aim of this study was to provide a systematic review for health care professionals regarding the current evidence about the validation, feasibility, clinical outcomes, and costs of wearable wireless devices for continuous monitoring of vital signs. Methods A systematic and comprehensive search was performed using PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2009 to September 2019 for studies that evaluated wearable wireless devices for continuous monitoring of vital signs in adults. Outcomes were structured by validation, feasibility, clinical outcomes, and costs. Risk of bias was determined by using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies 2nd edition, or quality of health economic studies tool. Results In this review, 27 studies evaluating 13 different wearable wireless devices were included. These studies predominantly evaluated the validation or the feasibility outcomes of these devices. Only a few studies reported the clinical outcomes with these devices and they did not report a significantly better clinical outcome than the standard tools used for measuring vital signs. Cost outcomes were not reported in any study. The quality of the included studies was predominantly rated as low or moderate. Conclusions Wearable wireless continuous monitoring devices are mostly still in the clinical validation and feasibility testing phases. To date, there are no high quality large well-controlled studies of wearable wireless devices available that show a significant clinical benefit or cost-effectiveness. Such studies are needed to help health care professionals and administrators in their decision making regarding implementation of these devices on a large scale in clinical practice or in-home monitoring.

scholarly journals Internet-based focus groups: New approaches to an ‘old’ research method

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Collard ◽  
Edwin Van Teijlingen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Health Service Research ◽  
Service Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
Communication Software ◽  
Technical Capacity

Focus group (FG) discussions are a popular qualitative research method used in health care and health service research. More recently, internet-based FGs have grown in popularity due to the growth of: (a) the internet, both in terms of technical capacity and number of users; and (b) the improved quality of communication software (e.g. Skype). This paper highlights some of the strengths and weaknesses of conducting FGs online. Building on our experience of conducting traditional and internet-based FGs, we offer some practical advice to potential users.

scholarly journals Review of Medical Thermometry: From the Advent to Modern Applications

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
I. V. Borisov ◽  
◽  
V. A. Bondar ◽  
D. A. Kudinov ◽  
M. M. Kanarskii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Novel ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Therapy Control ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things

The article describes the first and modern devices for the study of temperature, their principles of operation and the prospects for the development of medical thermometry in clinical practice, along with the use of information technologies, their advantages and disadvantages. The prospects for the use of thermometry using remote methods of recording temperature, wearable devices, the Internet of medical things, telemedicine, big data for patients in rehabilitation at home as part of continuous monitoring of the state of health are considered. The article emphasizes the importance of measuring body temperature by remote thermometry as one of the main diagnostic markers of infection during the pandemic of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. Also, the importance of thermometry for the timely appointment of antipyretic therapy, control over the course of various diseases and the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment is considered.

INTERNET OF THINGS: ALEXA APPLICATION IN DENTISTRY: A FUTURISTIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-46
Author(s):  
Rajat Lanzara ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
M Viswambaran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Oral Cancers ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Heath Care

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects or 'things' that are embedded with sensors, software and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has revolutionized health care sector drastically since last decade. Recent advances in digital world have helped to achieve prevention and management of chronic diseases by the IoMT technology based devices in medical eld. Advanced science, cloud technology, and new generations of smart-phones with integrated apps have helped patients to track their diseases continuously on daily basis. Dentistry has also transformed completely due to establishment of computer-based advanced technologies, new preventive disease measures, and improved diagnostic techniques in last few years. Internet of Dental Things (IoDT) is an innovative approach to achieve prevention and management of dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral cancers, and other dental diseases. IoDT could play vital role in collection and monitoring of patients' data for oral health care; moreover this data could be used in eventual risk assessment and further research. This paper reviews IoT and its possible application in dentistry; additionally it also introduces IoDT technology dependent oral heath-care model and architecture applied to dentistry. In addition, it also reviews data collection devices used with reference to IoDT technology. Thus the overview compiles recent studies on arising digital progressions in dentistry and recommends IoDT as the futuristic advent in the advanced clinical dentistry.

Review of the Role of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the Consumer Market

2021 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Yong Kyu Lee
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Consumer Market ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This chapter reviews the internet of things (IoT) as a key component of a smart city and how it is applied to consumers' daily lives and business. The IoT is a part of information and communication technology (ICT) and is considered a powerful means to improve consumers' quality of life. The “thing” could be any object which has internet capability, such as wearable devices and smart TVs/phones/speakers. Several studies have identified driving factors that have led consumers to adopting them, but also concerns of consumers' resistance to IoT devices. The three major fields of application of IoT technologies were selected to review the role of the IoT in consumers' daily lives and business.

A critical analysis of the literature on the Internet and consumer health information

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 41-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Powell ◽  
P Lowe ◽  
F E Griffiths ◽  
M Thorogood
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Consumer Health Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Online Social Support

A critical review of the published literature investigating the Internet and consumer health information was undertaken in order to inform further research and policy. A qualitative, narrative method was used, consisting of a three-stage process of identification and collation, thematic coding, and critical analysis. This analysis identified five main themes in the research in this area: (1) the quality of online health information for consumers; (2) consumer use of the Internet for health information; (3) the effect of e-health on the practitioner-patient relationship; (4) virtual communities and online social support and (5) the electronic delivery of information-based interventions. Analysis of these themes revealed more about the concerns of health professionals than about the effect of the Internet on users. Much of the existing work has concentrated on quantifying characteristics of the Internet: for example, measuring the quality of online information, or describing the numbers of users in different health-care settings. There is a lack of qualitative research that explores how citizens are actually using the Internet for health care.

Optimizing information technology to improve sexual health-care delivery: public and patient preferences

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 440-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
J D C Ross ◽  
A Copas ◽  
J Stephenson ◽  
L Fellows ◽  
G Gilleran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Patient Preferences ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clinic Sample ◽  
Black Caribbean

Information and communication technology (ICT) has the potential to improve the quality of care and efficiency in sexual health clinics, but its introduction requires input not only from health-care professionals and ICT specialists but also from service users and potential future users. In this study, views on ICT in relation to the delivery of sexual health services were assessed using a structured interview in two groups – a community sample of young people and a clinic sample of existing patients. In all, 542 community interviewees and 202 clinic patients participated. About 75% of respondents had access to the Internet and overall 60% reported that the self-collection of a sexual history on an electronic form was acceptable. Black Caribbean individuals had significantly less access to the Internet and a lower acceptance of electronic data collection. For booking an appointment, the majority of patients reported the telephone (community sample 93%, clinic sample 96%) or attending in person (community sample 77%, clinic sample 54%) to be acceptable, with a smaller proportion choosing email (community sample 10%, clinic sample 27%) or the Internet (community sample 7%, clinic sample 11%). Electronic booking was significantly less acceptable to Black Caribbean respondents. Although new technologies offer the opportunity to improve the quality of sexual health services, patient preferences and differences between groups in access to technology also need to be considered when services are reconfigured.

The Internet and the menopause consultation: menopause management in the third millennium

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant P Cumming ◽  
Heather Currie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Third ◽  
Do No Harm ◽  
Third Millennium ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Global Communications ◽  
Share Information

The Internet was born in 1969; it was originally developed so that computers could share information on research and development in the scientific and military fields. The original Internet consisted of four university computers networked in the United States. Email became available two years later. The infant Internet initially required complex computing knowledge to be used. However, this was all to change with the development of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s, which made the Internet much more widely accessible. The Internet has since grown at a phenomenal rate and has evolved into a global communications tool. It is by nature anarchic, in that it is an unrestricted broadcast medium. Although this lack of censorship is a strength, it is also a weakness. The quality of information available on the Web is variable and discernment is required. With the growth of e-health, medicine and its allied specialties are faced with the challenges of providing their services in a novel way while maintaining the first principle of medicine, primum non nocere (first, do no harm). This provision of e-health care is in its infancy and this review explores issues arising from the use of the Internet as a medium for organizing menopausal health care in the third millennium.

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