Development of Smart Healthcare Tracker through Internet of Things

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 17.9 million people in the world who will die under the cause of Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in 2019. Heart and Brain are both related to Cardiovascular diseases. Even if the patients do not pass away due to the disease, the post-effect of this illness burdens the patients and their families. Also, the outbreak of COVID-19 makes the patients take a risk of undergoing rehabilitation in the hospital. Thus, a smart healthcare solution which is a Smart Healthcare Tracker through the Internet of Things is designed. The system consists of an EMG sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and heart rate/pulse oximeter connected to ESP 32 with an interface of NodeMCU to study the patients’ health condition for arms and legs strength by sending the data to the caregivers or physicians. The project aimed to obtain a consistent and accurate reading for each of the features for arms and legs strength analysis and sleeping disturbance analysis. The BLYNK app is also applied to the project design as a platform to display the analysis result to the caregivers/physicians on the gadgets at any time and anywhere. The prototype has been constructed and the data collection is built successfully. The prototype is trusted to obtain accurate and consistent results and can provide a sustainable way for the rehabilitation to indicate the health condition and the recovery stage of the patients.