Internet of Things for Smart Healthcare: A Review on a Potential Iot Based System and Technologies to Control Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Abstract. Healthcare is an important part of life. Sadly, the spread of Covid-19 has strained the majority of health systems and the demand for resources from hospital kits to doctors and nurses have become extremely high. However, the significant advancement in the computing sector have led to the emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) which has now become one of the most powerful information and communication technologies due to its capability to connects object such as medical kits, monitoring cameras, home appliances and so on… Capitalizing on the efficiency of data retrieval from smart objects in the health sector, it is clear that a solution is necessary and required to improve the health sector in the era of Covid-19 pandemic while continuing to provide a high-quality care to patients. In this paper, a real-time covid-19 monitoring system is introduced in a form of an IoT based bracelet that measures body temperature and blood oxygen level, which are essential factors for determining the patient’s condition and whether he needs a quick intervention to enter ICU room. The bracelet also has a GPS tracker to determine the patient’s commitment to quarantine and social distancing. Based on the study conducted with more than 50 medical stuff, the IoT based bracelet was identified as a promising tool that can help control the spread of the covid-19 virus, by providing a modern access to medical healthcare services anywhere and anytime which is useful for the patient and hospital management stuff.

Recommending Suitable Smart Technology Applications to Support Mobile Healthcare after the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Fuzzy Approach

“…Some new smart technologies have been developed and applied during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, a novel smart bracelet, as an application of the Internet of things, was developed and applied during the COVID-19 pandemic to measure the body temperature and blood oxygen level of a patient [20]. In addition, the GPS tracker on the smart bracelet helps ensure the patient's commitment to quarantine and social distancing.…”

“…The results are shown in Figure 3. Obviously, "healthy mobility" was more important than the others, followed by "value-added services" Based on the derived fuzzy priorities of criteria, nine potential smart technology applications (see Table 4) were assessed and compared using FTOPSIS [20,54,55]. References that support these smart technology applications are also provided.…”

“…Combinability with other smart technology applications Ease of implementation and maintenance Based on the derived fuzzy priorities of criteria, nine potential smart technology applications (see Table 4) were assessed and compared using FTOPSIS [20,54,55]. References that support these smart technology applications are also provided.…”

Evaluating the sustainability of smart technology applications in healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic: A hybridising subjective and objective fuzzy group decision-making approach with explainable artificial intelligence

“… 3 , 4 Several studies have investigated the application of contact-tracing apps and sensors. 5 – 7 According to Khan et al., 8 robotics (including drones), artificial intelligence (AI), masks, and sensors were all relatively frequently used to minimise the spread of COVID-19, and according to Chen and Wang, 9 robots, smartphone apps, wearable sensors and devices, and wireless medical sensor networks were considered the most effective smart technology applications during the pandemic. By contrast, the application of remote temperature scanners was deemed unfavourable.…”

An Overview of Wearable Piezoresistive and Inertial Sensors for Respiration Rate Monitoring

“…Wearable sensors are becoming increasingly popular, allowing continuous and unobtrusive monitoring of many biophysical and environmental parameters for different applications and operative scenarios, thus improving users' life quality and preventing diseases [1,2]. In this field, the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a milestone on which the future health system will be built, combining wearable sensing devices with cloud and fog computing, predictive and inferring techniques [3,4].…”