Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home
This study evaluated the application of a wireless sensor network (WSN) on a web-based vital signs monitoring system to nursing homes in Taiwan. The applicability assessment focused on the timely provision of information, information accuracy, system usability, and system accessibility of healthcare...
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| author | Yuan-Jen Chang Chin-Hsing Chen Li-Feng Lin Ruo-Ping Han Wen-Tzeng Huang Guey-Chuen Lee |
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| description | This study evaluated the application of a wireless sensor network (WSN) on a web-based vital signs monitoring system to nursing homes in Taiwan. The applicability assessment focused on the timely provision of information, information accuracy, system usability, and system accessibility of healthcare systems using a wireless sensor network. Experiments were performed under Internet-based network conditions to verify the timely information provision, especially for a web-based system, including Ajax technology. The accuracy of the information was verified from statistical analyses of the residents’ daily vital sign measurements. A comparison was performed between having and not having a healthcare monitoring system in nursing homes for system usability, system accessibility, and system efficacy. The results indicate that the successful application of a WSN healthcare monitoring system is feasible for use in nursing homes in Taiwan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-016b632a1af84dfaad5c6f685c9e55862023-09-02T07:13:30ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772012-11-01810.1155/2012/685107Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing HomeYuan-Jen Chang0Chin-Hsing Chen1Li-Feng Lin2Ruo-Ping Han3Wen-Tzeng Huang4Guey-Chuen Lee5 Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan Department of Management Information Systems, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan Department of Nursing, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan Department of Management Information Systems, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, Taiwan Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu 30401, Taiwan Department of Management Information Systems, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung 40601, TaiwanThis study evaluated the application of a wireless sensor network (WSN) on a web-based vital signs monitoring system to nursing homes in Taiwan. The applicability assessment focused on the timely provision of information, information accuracy, system usability, and system accessibility of healthcare systems using a wireless sensor network. Experiments were performed under Internet-based network conditions to verify the timely information provision, especially for a web-based system, including Ajax technology. The accuracy of the information was verified from statistical analyses of the residents’ daily vital sign measurements. A comparison was performed between having and not having a healthcare monitoring system in nursing homes for system usability, system accessibility, and system efficacy. The results indicate that the successful application of a WSN healthcare monitoring system is feasible for use in nursing homes in Taiwan.https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/685107 |
| spellingShingle | Yuan-Jen Chang Chin-Hsing Chen Li-Feng Lin Ruo-Ping Han Wen-Tzeng Huang Guey-Chuen Lee Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home |
| title_full | Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home |
| title_fullStr | Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home |
| title_short | Wireless Sensor Networks for Vital Signs Monitoring: Application in a Nursing Home |
| title_sort | wireless sensor networks for vital signs monitoring application in a nursing home |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/685107 |
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