Pervasive and Mobile Sensing and Computing for Healthcare (eBook)

Guest Editorial 5
Contents 10
Pervasive Sensing and M-Health: Vital Signs and Daily Activity Monitoring 16
Introduction 17
Healthcare Challenges 18
Is Pervasive Health Monitoring Possible? 20
Smart Wrist Worn Device for Vital Signs and Motor Activity Monitoring 26
Smart Wheelchair for Vital Signs and Daily Activity Monitoring 30
Smart Walker for Motor Activity Analysis 35
Pervasive Sensing of Environmental Impact Factor on Health 36
mHEALTH 38
Pervasive Computing 52
Conclusion 56
References 56
Are Technologies Assisted Homes Safer for the Elderly? 65
Introduction 65
On-Going Researches on Smart Home Technology 67
Directions of Elder-Care 69
Technology Assisted Home Monitoring System 69
Wellness Determination of the Elderly 72
Human Emotion Recognition System 77
Practical Issues in Implementation 79
Conclusions and Future Works 80
References 80
A Large-Area Sensor System Underneath the Floor for Ambient Assisted Living Applications 
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Introduction 83
SensFloor Principle 83
Capacitive Proximity Sensors 85
Presence Detection and Tracking 88
Smart Textile Fabrication 89
SensFloor Installation 93
Functions for Ambient Assisted Living 96
Results 97
Conclusions 99
References 100
Footwear-Based Wearable Sensors for Physical Activity Monitoring 102
Introduction 102
Sensor System 104
Human Studies 105
Models for Posture and Activity Recognition 108
Detection of Temporal Gait Parameters 111
Estimation of Caloric Energy Expernditure 116
Conclusions 121
References 121
Continuous-Wave Photoacoustic-Based Sensor for the Detection of Aqueous Glucose: Towards Non-invasive and Continuous Glycemia Sensing 124
Introduction 124
Continuous-Wave Photoacoustic (CW-PA) Procedure 126
Frequency Shift (FS) Protocol 128
Optical Power Balance Shift (OPBS) Protocol 134
FS+OPBS Combi ination 140
Comparison of t the Two Approaches 140
Creation of Linear System 141
Solution to Multi-parameter Problem 144
Conclusions 144
References 145
From Handheld Devices to Near-invisible Sensors: The Road to Pervasive e-Health 148
Introduction 148
Why Is a Sensor Network Important? 150
Wireless Sensor Networks 151
Body Sensor Networks 152
What Does a Medical Pervasive Sensor Look Like? 155
Major Design Challenges 157
Improved Pervasive Sensing with Wearable Bioimpedance-Based BSN 159
Opportunities of Bioimpedance Technology 160
EBI-BSN: New Perspectives for Bioimpedance Applications 161
Conclusions 166
References 166
A Universal Wireless Device for Biomedical Signals Recording 170
Introduction 170
Wireless Technologies – Selected Issues 171
Cellular Network Standards 172
ISM Networks 173
A Reconfigurable Device for Bioelectric Signal Acquisition 175
Non-invasive Methods for Assessing the Patient’s Health 175
Wireless Recorder Description 176
Application of the Device 180
ECG Configuration 181
EGG Registration 181
EOG Configuration 182
Multi-parameter Bioelectric Signals Registration 184
Signal Quality Monitoring 185
Conclusions 185
References 186
Wireless Sensing System for Healthcare Monitoring Physiological State and Recognizing Behavior in Daily Life 188
Introduction 189
Motivation 190
Wireless Sensing System 191
Ear-Worn Temperature Sensor 193
Thermo-hygrom meter and Skin Temperature Sensor 194
ECG Sensor wit th Accelerometer and Thermometer 194
Application of System 196
Conclusion 205
References 206
Automatic Sensing of Speech Activity and Correlation with Mood Changes 207
Introduction 207
Detecting Speech Activity with an Accelerometer 209
Privacy Issues in Interaction Data Collection 209
Our Approach 209
Data Analysis 210
Results 211
Speech Activity and Mood Changes 212
Study Design 213
Experiments 213
Conclusion 215
References 216
The Potential of Pervasive Sensors and Computing for Positive Technology: The Interreality Paradigm 218
Introduction 218
A New Definition of Well-Being 219
Positive Psychology: Three Routes to Well-Being 220
Three Routes to Well-Being in Practice: Positive Technology 222
Hedonic Level: Using Technology to Foster Positive Emotions 223
Eudaimonic Level: Using Technology to Support Engaging and Self-actualizing Experiences 224
The Social and I Interpersonal Level: Using Technology to Promote Social I Integration and Connectedness 227
Interreality Paradigm: Bridging Real and Virtual World 228
Interreality Paradigm: From the Technology to Clinical Rationale 229
Interreality Paradigm in Practice: INTERSTRESS Project 230
Interreality Paradigm: Challenges and Cost Effectiveness 235
Conclusion 236
References 237
Utilizing Social Media, Mobile Devices and Sensors for Consumer Health Communication: A Framework for Categorizing Emerging Technologies and Techniques 244
Introduction 244
A Framework for Consumer Healthcare Applications of Social Media, Mobile Devices and Sensors 247
Categorization of Health Interactions 247
Enabling Technology Platforms for Enhancing Health Communication 248
Modes of Communication 249
Patient-Patient Interactions 249
Mobile Device and Sensor Capabilities 251
Modes of Communication 251
Patient-Clinician Interactions 251
Mobile Devices and Sensor Capabilities 252
Modes of Communication 253
Public Health - Consumer Interactions 253
Mobile Devices and Sensor Capabilities 254
Modes of Communication 255
Patient-Researcher Interactions 255
Mobile Devices and Sensor Capabilities 256
Modes of Communication 256
Corporate-Patient Interactions 257
Mobile Devices and Sensor Capabilities 257
Modes of Communication 257
Conclusion 257
References 258
EHR Ecosystem 261
Introduction to Electronic Health Record 261
Building Up a Via able EHR Ecosystem 262
Structural Classification 264
Functional Classification 264
EHR Usability 265
The Long Way to Usability and Interoperability 265
Interoperability 265
Security and Priv vacy 272
Emerging Technologies 275
Conclusion 276
References 277
Acquisition and Analysis of Biomedical Signals in Case of Peoples Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields 279
Introduction 279
Motivation 280
The Electromagnetic Environment 281
The Control and Elimination of Fields Effects on the Measurement Instrumentation 284
Biological and Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields 290
Determination of Exposure Fields 290
Determination of Induced Currents/Fields and SAR 295
Acquisition of Some Biomedical Signals to Study the Biological Field Effects 300
Conclusion 303
References 304
Modeling Dependability of IT Services Associated with Social and Economic Infrastructure Including Healthcare 306
Introduction 306
Literature Review 307
Systematizing Elements of Dependability 310
Verification of the Model 313
Qualitative Verification 314
Quantitative Verification 316
Consideration 318
Conclusion 318
References 319
Annexes 320
Requirements and Barriers to Pervasive Health Adoption 323
A Short Story. Information Technology in Healthcare 324
Methodology and Scope of Study 328
Hand Fan Model – Framework for Analysis of Determinants for PHMC Adoption 329
Requirements for PHMC Adoption 336
Barriers to Adoption of PHMC 351
Conclusions 359
References 361
Author Index 
368