Design and Evaluation of a Telemonitoring Concept Based on NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones and Sensor Devices

Utilization of information and communication technologies such as mobile phones and wireless sensor networks becomes more and more common in the field of telemonitoring for chronic diseases. Providing elderly people with a mobile-phone-based patient terminal requires a barrier-free design of the ove...

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Published in:IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics 2012-01, Vol.16 (1), p.17-23
Main Authors: Morak, J., Kumpusch, H., Hayn, D., Modre-Osprian, R., Schreier, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods
Bluetooth
Cell Phone
Cell phones
Data acquisition
Detectors
Devices
Diseases
ECG
eHealth
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Links
Materials handling
Mobile handsets
near-field communication (NFC)
Networks
Radio Frequency Identification Device
Radiofrequency identification
Sensors
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Telemetry - instrumentation
Telemetry - methods
telemonitoring
Wireless communication
Wireless communications
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Summary:Utilization of information and communication technologies such as mobile phones and wireless sensor networks becomes more and more common in the field of telemonitoring for chronic diseases. Providing elderly people with a mobile-phone-based patient terminal requires a barrier-free design of the overall user interface including the setup of wireless communication links to sensor devices. To easily manage the connection between a mobile phone and wireless sensor devices, a concept based on the combination of Bluetooth and near-field communication technology has been developed. It allows us initiating communication between two devices just by bringing them close together for a few seconds without manually configuring the communication link. This concept has been piloted with a sensor device and evaluated in terms of usability and feasibility. Results indicate that this solution has the potential to simplify the handling of wireless sensor networks for people with limited technical skills.
ISSN:1089-7771
2168-2194
1558-0032
2168-2208
DOI:10.1109/TITB.2011.2176498