Wearables in Healthcare Second EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2020, Virtual Event, December 10-11, 2020, Proceedings

• Main Authors: Perego, Paolo, TaheriNejad, Nima, Caon, Maurizio
• Format: eBook Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing AG 2021; Springer International Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
• Subjects: Computer Communication Networks; Computer Science; Computer System Implementation; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second EAI International Conference on Wearables in Healthcare, HealthWear 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 16 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. They...

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- I PPG and Algorithms -- Blood Pressure Estimation Using a Single PPG Signal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Proposed Method -- 2.1 Pre-processing -- 2.2 Band-Pass Filtering -- 2.3 Extracting PINs -- 2.4 Linear Estimation -- 3 Experiments -- 3.1 Setup -- 3.2 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Multi-level Motion Artifacts Reduction in Photoplethysmography Signal Using Singular Value Decomposition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Singular Value Decomposition and the Proposed Algorithm for Motion Artifacts Reduction -- 2.1 Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) -- 2.2 The Proposed Algorithm -- 3 Experimental Results -- 4 Estimation of Cardiopulmonary Parameters -- 4.1 Heart Rate (HR) -- 4.2 Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Intraoral Monitoring of Photoplethysmogram Signal to Estimate Cardiorespiratory Parameters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sensors and Experimental Setup -- 3 Estimation of Cardiorespiratory Parameters -- 3.1 Heart-Rate Calculation -- 3.2 Estimation of SpO2 -- 3.3 Breathing Monitoring and Estimation -- 4 Results and Analysis -- 4.1 Validation of Heart Rate -- 4.2 Validation of Percentage SpO2 (%SpO2) -- 4.3 Validation of Breathing Patterns -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- II IoT and Smart Sensors -- Empowering the Citizen in the Main Pillars of Health by Using IoT -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The IoT Self-management System -- 2.1 Data Collection -- 2.2 The Recommender Systems -- 3 The Current Prototype -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Nudges and Recommendations -- 3.3 The Front-End -- 3.4 The Pilot -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Sharing Wearable Health Data Using User-Defined Blockchain Policies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Related Work -- 2.1 Wearable Devices in Medical Research -- 2.2 Blockchain
• 2.5 Criticality Assessment of Process Parameters -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Criticality Assessment of the Sensor Autonomy (Battery Duration) -- 3.2 Criticality Assessment of the Memory Operating Duration -- 3.3 Risks on Data Upload Duration -- 3.4 Risks on Data Integrity -- 3.5 Integrity of Accelerometer Data -- 3.6 Integrity of Gyrometer Data -- 3.7 Integrity of Magnetometer Data -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Wear-to-Care.Co-designing the Next Wave of Open Wearables in the Healthcare Sector -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Healthcare Evolutionary Paths and Implications for Wearables Design -- 3 The DermAware Project -- 3.1 Designing for the Atopic Dermatitis -- 3.2 Origins and Development of DemaTrack -- 3.3 Design, Materialization and Showcase of DermAware -- 4 Defining the "Wear-to-Care" Approach to Design Smart Wearables -- References -- Parametric Design and Data Visualization for Orthopedic Devices -- 1 Introduction: Traces of Interdisciplinary Convergence for the Development of Innovative Devices -- 2 Biomedical Design: Open Issues and Unsolved Needs -- 2.1 Clinical Efficacy -- 2.2 Psychological Acceptance -- 3 Biomedical Design and Digital Technologies -- 4 Data Visualization for the Therapeutic Field -- 5 A Case of Applied Research -- References -- Design of an Innovative Integrated System for Upper Limb Prosthesis -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Project -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 User Research -- 2.2 Requirements Definition -- 2.3 Project Developments -- 3 Conclusions and Future Developments -- References -- Participant Modeling: The Use of a Guided Master in the Modern World of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Targeting Fear of Heights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Description -- 2.1 Hardware -- 2.2 Software -- 2.3 Body Recognition -- 2.4 System Setup -- 2.5 Data Transmitting -- 3 Method -- 4 Data Analysis -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix
• References -- IV Wearable Applications -- Automatic Assessment of Clinical Frailty of Parkinson's Disease Subjects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Subjects -- 2.2 Anthropometric Measures and Data Collection -- 2.3 System for Data Collection and Protocol Setup -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Automatic Classification of Functioning in PD Court -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Development of a Wearable Sensors System to Monitor Foot-Transmitted Vibration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Participants Information -- 2.2 Laboratory Testing -- 2.3 Outdoor Testing -- 2.4 Data Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Laboratory Testing -- 3.2 Outdoor Testing -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- ADLs Detection with a Wrist-Worn Accelerometer in Uncontrolled Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Data Pre-processing -- 3.3 Features Selection and Extraction -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Training and Classifiers Evaluation -- 5 Discussions and Conclusion -- References -- Author Index
• 2.3 Blockchain-Based Health Data Sharing -- 3 Accessing Data from Wearable Devices -- 3.1 Access to Wearable Data by Third Parties -- 4 Data Sharing Policy Schema -- 4.1 Encoding Policy for Smart Contract Services on Blockchain -- 4.2 Data Sharing Contracts -- 5 System Design and Implementation -- 5.1 Architectural Design -- 5.2 Implementation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Wearable Textile-Based Device for Human Lower-Limbs Kinematics and Muscle Activity Sensing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Implementation -- 4 Performance Tests -- 4.1 Proof-of-Concept Study -- 4.2 Washing Test -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Integration of Wearable Inertial Sensors and Mobile Technology for Outpatient Functional Assessment: A Paradigmatic Application to Evaluate Shoulder Stability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 System Requirements -- 2.2 Hardware Selection -- 2.3 Software Design and Development -- 2.4 "Shoulder Stability Assessment" Application: Development and Validation -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Wearable Inertial Devices and Mobile Application -- 3.2 Humerus-Scapular Dyskinesis Assessment -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Multimodal Wearable System for Motor Rehabilitation - Design Perspective and Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Design Methodology for Wearable -- 2.1 User-Centered Design -- 2.2 Octopus Methodology -- 3 Evolving Design Methodology and In-Vivo Application -- 3.1 User/s and Environment -- 3.2 Wearable Device/s -- 3.3 Communication and Network -- 3.4 Software -- 3.5 Human Factor -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- III Innovation by Design -- Quality-by-Design Development of a Patient Mobility e-Monitoring System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Quality-by-Design Approach -- 2.2 Quality Target Product Profile -- 2.3 Critical Quality Attributes -- 2.4 Identification of Process Parameters