24-Hour Continuous Health Monitoring System for the Disabled and the Elderly in Sensor Network Environment
By Lee, Heyoung; Bien, Zeungnam; Kim, Yountae; From Smart Homes to Smart Care: International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2005), Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 116-123Publication Date: 2005
Paper discusses the design and development of a 24-hour continuous health monitoring system for older people with disabilities. The system consists of three parts: (1) a system that measures biosignals, (2) a monitoring system for caregivers, and (3) a client/server personal computer for processing and storing information regarding client history. The biosignal measurement system utilizes electromyograph, electroencephelogram, and echocardiogram signals, as well as body temperature and blood pressure measures. The measurement data are sent to the client/server system via Bluetooth wireless technology. For caregivers, the health monitoring system is connected with an e-mail server and a cellular telephone. Caregivers can access the server via restricted password to monitor clients’ conditions. The system was created at the Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering at Seoul National University of Technology in Seoul, Korea.
Published by: IOS Press (Website:http://www.iospress.nl)
DOMUS IT Security Laboratory (Web Site: http://www.domusitsl.com )
This publication is included in the library of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), accession number R08714
