Title :
WHMS4: An integrated model for health remote monitoring: A case study in nursing homes for the elderly
Author :
de Souza Rios, Thiago ; Martins da Silva Bezerra, Romildo
Author_Institution :
GSORT, Inst. Fed. da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Abstract :
Daily monitoring of vital signs using wearable devices is gaining more research and applications every day. This paper describes a medical monitoring system using a group of sensors coupled at the body of a patient. The system developed in this work aims to help health care professionals to monitor patients and also provide users with a treatment without interference in their routine.
Keywords :
geriatrics; health care; patient care; patient monitoring; sensors; WHMS4; daily vital sign monitoring; health care professionals; integrated health remote monitoring model; medical monitoring system; nursing homes; patient body; patient monitoring; sensors; wearable devices; Biomedical monitoring; Bluetooth; Electrocardiography; Hardware; IEEE 802.11 Standard; Monitoring; Software; Embbed systems; biofeedback; internet of things; ubiquitous computing; wearable health monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2015 10th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aveiro
DOI :
10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170581
