IoT + DBMS = Periodic Summary of the Health Status of Remote Patients

There is a growing number of frail patients whose health conditions require constant monitoring by physicians. Unfortunately, the budget restrictions of hospitals and the concomitant decision that patients should stay home require that this monitoring is to be carried out remotely. Today, Internet o...

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Published inEngineering proceedings Vol. 56; no. 1; p. 257
Main Author Paolino Di Felice
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.11.2023
Subjects
healthcare
Internet of Things
patient-generated health data (PGHD)
PostgreSQL
remote monitoring
SQL
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Summary:There is a growing number of frail patients whose health conditions require constant monitoring by physicians. Unfortunately, the budget restrictions of hospitals and the concomitant decision that patients should stay home require that this monitoring is to be carried out remotely. Today, Internet of Things (IoT) wearables are the most promising technology solution for sensing patients’ physiological values 24/7. These measurements need to be stored permanently and then processed in order to provide support to physicians in charge of making real-time clinical decisions consistent with the patient’s health status. This paper elaborates on the combination of the IoT and DBMS technologies. In detail, a PostgreSQL relational database stores patient-generated health data (PGHD), while a set of SQL views generates standard summary statistical indicators.
ISSN:2673-4591
DOI:10.3390/ASEC2023-16371