An In-Depth Analysis of Smart Healthcare Monitoring Systems for Humans Based on IoT

An In-Depth Analysis of Smart Healthcare Monitoring Systems for Humans Based on IoT

Rubal Jeet, Sandeep Singh Kang
DOI: 10.4018/IJHISI.324931
Article PDF Download
Open access articles are freely available for download

Abstract

Smart healthcare monitoring systems make use of IoT, the most recent technology. As a result, IoT incorporates one of its most critical applications, the health monitoring and control system. Within those systems, individuals commonly use pulse rate sensing devices, ECG sensor systems, and blood pressure sensor with various embedded systems to collect observations from the identification modules and send them to a database machine so that records can be transferred with the patient and the physician in an Android app. This investigation makes it easier to imagine how IoT could be used in difficult medical procedures. The remote health monitoring management system (HMS) is a key IoT app that allows users to connect to smart sensors, people, healthcare professionals, networks, and other connected devices. Clinicians can now constantly monitor their own patients from afar thanks to the tried method, the internet of things.
Article Preview
Top

1. Introduction

After physical sensor systems, it is now possible to distinguish between health data in a doctor's analysis and diagnosis thanks to the Internet of Things. The biggest benefit of “IoT in healthcare” is a decrease in maintenance requirements, which is followed by an increase in the possibility of receiving treatment. The incorporation of an individual and online healthcare network offered a perfect learning opportunity, and it was expected that smart data and general technology-related applications will lead to the introduction of cloud health services. The major platform for evaluating neural awareness at this time is the Internet of Things. When reliable surveillance equipment is unavailable, much greater risks can be assumed. The IoT-enabled health wearable is primarily used for monitoring patients remotely, treatment, and in certain situations, rehabilitation. Before sending the user's or patient's health information to the Internet for additional analysis, the device may do some limited calculations using the sensors to gather health-related data.

Sensing is a key component of many IoT applications in one way or another. Sensing is the initial stage in almost all IoT applications, whether they are consumer, industrial, or just hobby-based deployments of IoT systems. In the majority of instances, actuation constitutes the last stage in the whole process of deploying an IoT application. The transduction process serves as the foundation for the fundamental science of sensing and actuation. Energy conversion from one state to another is called transduction.

Biosensors offer an objective substitute for the otherwise inevitable subjective assumptions that people make. An ECG records electrical activity that occurs when the heart muscle depolarizes, or when the electric charge shifts negatively, and this electrical activity is sent to the skin as pulsating electrical waves. Even in the outer layers and tiny arteries of the skin, blood pressure throughout the entire body rises and falls during the cardiac cycle. Then, optical sensors placed on the fingertip, ear lobe, or other capillary tissue can be used to gauge the peripheral blood flow. An LED on the gadget emits light into the tissue, and a photodiode measures how much of that light is absorbed or reflected (a light-sensitive sensor).

Both invasive and non-invasive techniques can be used to test blood pressure. The non-invasive approach is simple to use and doesn't require any piercings. The non-invasive technique of measuring blood pressure uses a blood pressure sensor. It is similar to a sphygmomanometer, except instead of a mercury column, it measures blood pressure using a pressure sensor. Instead of mercury, a pressure sensor is utilized in automated blood pressure measuring systems to detect artery pressure and provide an output. On the monitor, this digital output is visible. An internal CPU on this monitor processes the pressure sensor's output, records the data, and displays them on the digital read-out screen.

The most striking use of IoT is in healthcare management, where technologies for monitoring physical and environmental conditions are available. IoT is just a method of linking computers to the internet via networks and sensors. These coupled components are found in medical monitoring devices. The data is then communicated from the used sensors to remote locations through M2M, which is equipment for computers, equipment for people, portable devices, or mobile phones. It is an easy approach to tracking and improving care for any health issue that is also much smarter, more scalable, and interoperable. Modern systems now offer a configurable user interface, personal assistants, and mental health management to help people live smarter lives.

Complete Article List

Search this Journal:
Reset
Volume 19: 1 Issue (2024)
Volume 18: 1 Issue (2023)
Volume 17: 2 Issues (2022)
Volume 16: 4 Issues (2021)
Volume 15: 4 Issues (2020)
Volume 14: 4 Issues (2019)
Volume 13: 4 Issues (2018)
Volume 12: 4 Issues (2017)
Volume 11: 4 Issues (2016)
Volume 10: 4 Issues (2015)
Volume 9: 4 Issues (2014)
Volume 8: 4 Issues (2013)
Volume 7: 4 Issues (2012)
Volume 6: 4 Issues (2011)
Volume 5: 4 Issues (2010)
Volume 4: 4 Issues (2009)
Volume 3: 4 Issues (2008)
Volume 2: 4 Issues (2007)
Volume 1: 4 Issues (2006)
View Complete Journal Contents Listing