IoT-Enabled Assistive Technologies Approach for Personalized Geriatric Health Monitoring and Safety

I. Introduction

The healthcare industry is crucial to society since it is the cornerstone of creating a healthy population, which significantly improves the nation's standard of living. Despite its vital role, the healthcare industry faces major challenges. The industry's widespread variability, fragmentation, & dispersion, which are especially apparent in developing nations like India, are characteristics of these issues. It is stressed how important it is to treat each patient uniquely and when it is needed, particularly in trying circumstances like the current global epidemic. The need for assistance is even more pressing in places like India, which have been among the most severely hit in the globe. To successfully negotiate these challenges, healthcare requires a sophisticated and innovative approach. This strategy needs to be able to deal with the unique dynamics of diverse populations and prepare for unforeseen problems down the road. The healthcare industry is one of the oldest in the world wherein a business needs to succeed Balakrishna, C. (2012). Over the years, it has experienced a great deal of renovations and modifications, all of which have been done on a regular basis to support societal welfare and further serve the needs of its people. Automation as well as the computer industry were introduced into every business by the technological revolution of the 19th century, and the healthcare sector is no different. The foundation of everything in the current world is a cyberbase, including healthcare (Sarala B., 2023). Unfortunately, there is currently no solution to reverse cognitive-related challenges in this patient population.

Personalized therapies to relieve symptoms and slow the progression of disease can be guided by giving clinicians thorough and unbiased information about the health state of their patients. On the other hand, this puts a heavy pressure on healthcare providers and unpaid caregivers. As seen in Figure 1 (Rajagopalan, R., et al., 2017) physical weakness, the incapacity to carry out everyday tasks on one's own, as well as cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to aging present a comparable difficulty.

Figure 1.

Literature in IoT wearable sensors and devices for eldercare

Source: (Stavropoulos, T.G., 2020)