V. Foo Siang Fook, K. P. Leong, E. Hao Jian Zhong, M. Jayachandran, Aung Aung Phyo Wai, J. Biswas, Lin Wei Si, P. Yap
{"title":"Non-intrusive respiratory monitoring system using Fiber Bragg Grating sensor","authors":"V. Foo Siang Fook, K. P. Leong, E. Hao Jian Zhong, M. Jayachandran, Aung Aung Phyo Wai, J. Biswas, Lin Wei Si, P. Yap","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600128","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel non-intrusive respiratory monitoring system for detection of life threatening situations in bedridden or bed bound patients, and for monitoring of sleep disorders in elderly or patients. Specifically, we present the subtle design and implementation of a system using Fiber Bragg Grating pressure sensors to monitor the respiratory rate without requiring the patients or elderly to wear any probes. The special packaging design of the sensors allows them to be blended into the natural settings of a normal bed for continuous 24x7 respiratory rate monitoring.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121383490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of activities for daily life surveillance: Eating and drinking","authors":"S. Zhang, M. Ang, W. Xiao, C. Tham","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600131","url":null,"abstract":"A two-stage action recognition approach for detecting arm gesture related to human eating or drinking is proposed in this paper. Information retrieved from such a system can be used in the domain of daily life surveillance. We demonstrate that eating or drinking actions can be featured and detected using wearable inertial sensors only. The proposed approach has two steps: feature extraction and classification. The arm movement is the main features of the eating activity. Thus the first step is to extract features from the arm movement raw data. The movement kinematics model for feature extraction in 3D space is firstly built up based on Eular angles. Extended Kalman filter (EKF) is applied to extract the features from the eating action information in a three dimensional space in real time. The second step is the classification. The hierarchical temporal memory (HTM) network is adopted to classify the extracted features of the eating action based on the space and time varying property of the features. The advantages for the HTM algorithm used for classification is that it not only can classify the statistic actions but also can deal with the dynamic signals which is varying with both of the space and time. The HTM can perform high accuracy for the dynamic action detection. The proposed approach is tested through the real eating and drinking action by using the 3-D accelerometer. The experimental results show that the HTM and EKF based method can perform the action recognition with very high accuracy.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131936186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patent issues on telemedicine in eHealth","authors":"Y. Tomioka, I. Nakajima, H. Juzoji, T. Kitano","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600134","url":null,"abstract":"This paper intends to specifically verify what patent issues may be encountered in the telemedicine, using 2007 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) which is the first international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being. Where ldquotelemedicinerdquo is defined as ldquo the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participantsrdquo, the technologies are concerned, when discussing the ldquotelemedicinerdquo, and we cannot avoid thinking about ldquopatentrdquo that serves to protect the ldquotechnologiesrdquo as rights. This patent issues acts as a hindrance factor against spreading and promoting the telemedicine. To solve this hindrance factor, i.e. the patent issues, and for the purpose of spreading and promoting the telemedicine so that the benefit of medicine may reach everybody, including the people living in the developing countries, to improve the health of people all over the world, it seems extremely important to recognize the presence of ldquopatent issuesrdquo in the field of ldquotelemedicinerdquo.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130073927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Wac, M. Bargh, A. Peddemors, P. Pawar, B. V. van Beijnum, R. Bults
{"title":"Power- and delay-aware mobile application-data flow adaptation: the MobiHealth system case study","authors":"K. Wac, M. Bargh, A. Peddemors, P. Pawar, B. V. van Beijnum, R. Bults","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600138","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging healthcare applications rely on personal mobile devices to monitor patient vital signs and to send it to the hospitals-backend servers for further analysis. However, these devices have limited resources that must be used optimally in order to meet the requirements of healthcare applications end-users: healthcare professionals and their patients. This paper reports on a case study of a cardiac telemonitoring application delivered by the so-called MobiHealth system. This system relies on a commercial device with multiple (wireless) network interfaces (NI). Our study focuses on how the choice of a NI affects the end-to-end applicationpsilas data delay (extremely important in case of patientpsilas emergency) and the energy consumption of the device (relating to the service sustainability while a patient is mobile). Our results show the trade-off between the delay and battery savings achieved by various NI activation strategies in combination with application-data flow adaptation. For a given mobile device, our study shows a gain of 40-90% in battery savings, traded against the higher delays (therefore applicable mainly in non-emergency cases). The insights of our studies can be used for application-data flow adaptation aiming at battery saving and prolonging devicepsilas operation for mobile patients.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124121858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Sharmilee, R. Mukesh, A. Damodaram, V. Subbiah Bharathi
{"title":"Secure WBAN using rule-based IDS with biometrics and MAC authentication","authors":"K. Sharmilee, R. Mukesh, A. Damodaram, V. Subbiah Bharathi","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600119","url":null,"abstract":"Security in wireless sensor networks has become very much important as sensor networks are being used for sensitive applications like weather forecasting, military, medicine etc. The severe resource constraints in a sensor node make it very challenging to secure sensor networks using existing strong security mechanisms. In wireless body area network (WBAN) the sink node collect data from mobile patient through BAN-Head from biosensor nodes and is then transmitted to the healthcare provider for health monitoring. In this paper (i) we propose a more secure WBAN using rule-based intrusion detection system (IDS) with a strong biometric ( heart rate variability ) authentication between biosensor nodes and BAN-Head, (ii) we present a decentralized rule-based IDS at the BAN-Head, sink device and healthcare provider to find the malicious/compromised biosensor nodes, BAN-Head and sink device.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131765193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative technical evaluation of various communication media used for telemedical video-conference","authors":"I. P. Singh, R.D. Chand, S. K. Mishra","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600098","url":null,"abstract":"Communication links are the lifelines for telemedicine practice. Various terrestrial and satellite media can be used, however, each has itpsilas own plus and minus side. Current study was designed to evaluate three types of telecommunication media used for telemedical videoconference at the SGPGIMS Telemedicine program over a period of fifteen months. The evaluation was based on analysis of technical parameters recorded in a prescribed proforma designed for the study purpose maintained prospectively after completion of each event. Only technical issues were focused. At the end of the study period analysis of data revealed that leased line based terrestrial IP (Internet Protocol) is better than Sky IP. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) media was found technically less acceptable for telemedical video-conference.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124277449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Schmutzler, Christopher Foley, S. Michaelis, Sven van der Meer, Christian Wietfeld
{"title":"Dynamic group management as an enhancement to emergency healthcare using policies","authors":"J. Schmutzler, Christopher Foley, S. Michaelis, Sven van der Meer, Christian Wietfeld","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600102","url":null,"abstract":"Successful medical emergency preventative measures or actual emergency resolution is not entirely down to one individual, but more the result of the establishment and behaviour of a group of individuals and services. This is highly evident in the healthcare domain: the introduction of pervasive healthcare systems allows for the interconnection of various stake holders, such as patients, doctors, medical monitoring services, and the patientpsilas family. Communication within a group can be extremely useful to manage and resolve emergency situations, such as helping a patient affected by a life-threatening hypogylcemic condition. At the same time, it also requires new tools for managing these groups in an effective and secure way. However, as more specialist services become available the management of these groups is increasing in magnitude. This paper defines different group types and proposes a framework, which allows for the dynamic management of such groups using policies. The applicability of this generic framework for the purpose of pervasive healthcare applications is demonstrated by concrete examples and use cases.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124991933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Ayase, T. Higashi, S. Takayama, S. Sagawa, N. Ashida
{"title":"A method for supporting at-home fitness exercise guidance and at-home nursing care for the elders, video-based simple measurement system","authors":"R. Ayase, T. Higashi, S. Takayama, S. Sagawa, N. Ashida","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600133","url":null,"abstract":"Penetration of the Internet has paved the way for the interactive video communication at home. Videos, which subjectively show entire views and give comprehensive overviews at a glance, serve as storable media and information contained in such excellently informative media has been increasingly stored as video image databases. Nevertheless, videos also have some disadvantages, for example, watching them takes time because information cannot be summarized, and consolidating videos with other types of information is difficult. Additionally, accurate human body measurement using videos and still images requires special equipment and facilities, making the application of such system to home use difficult. For that reason, we developed the simple video-based measurement system so that joint motion angles, numerical values of physical fitness measurement, time required to make certain motions, and indexes for motion smoothness can be measured using recorded videos. In Japan, home-visit exercise guidance programs and home care services are vigorously offered, but, few methods are available to objectively evaluate effects of such programs and services. When videos shot at individual homes are sent to an analysis center for the measurement by this measurement system, the outcomes provided as feedback give clear views about physical strength improvement and effects of rehabilitation and are expected to encourage elder people and reduce burdens on fitness instructors and nurses.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128686807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minkyu Lee, Byeongwoo Kang, Dong-soo Han, Suntae Jung, Chulho Cho
{"title":"A platform for personalized mobile u-health application design and development","authors":"Minkyu Lee, Byeongwoo Kang, Dong-soo Han, Suntae Jung, Chulho Cho","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600140","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose an application platform and development environment to enable medical specialists such as doctor and therapist to design and develop personalized mobile u-healthcare applications based on patientpsilas health conditions and environmental situations. The personalized applications are specified in the form of application scenario using XML document which is downloaded and played on mobile phone. The platform provides models, functions, and facilities for medical specialists to design their own u-health applications. They design u-health application scenarios, and application scenario player of the platform executes the application scenario on the patientpsilas mobile phone. We confirmed that the suggested platform is useful and adequate in developing personalized mobile u-healthcare applications by implementing an actual stress application on the platform.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"208 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126059869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eating activity primitives detection - a step towards ADL recognition","authors":"A. Tolstikov, J. Biswas, C. Tham, P. Yap","doi":"10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2008.4600106","url":null,"abstract":"Activity of daily living (ADL) monitoring is important in order to determine the well being of elderly persons in their home settings. One important question is, ldquoIs the elderly person able to eat properly on his own?rdquo In this paper we present some results of our preliminary work on an algorithm for detection of the eating activity. The algorithm uses a dynamic Bayesian network based approach to reduce the complexity of determining states. Initial results are quite promising and point to a general algorithmic approach that a) uses multiple modalities of sensors for gathering data, b) detects activity primitives and c) stores detected activity primitives as micro-context for future use.","PeriodicalId":193623,"journal":{"name":"HealthCom 2008 - 10th International Conference on e-health Networking, Applications and Services","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130753417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}