Wireless sensor networks for healthcare: A survey |
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| Authors: | Hande Alemdar Cem Ersoy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad 500 032, India;2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Chittoor, Sri City 517 588, India;3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala 147 004, India;4. Department of Mathematics, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut 250 005, India;5. Center of Excellence in Information Assurance, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;6. Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea 971 87, Sweden;1. Department of Communication Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, No. 188, University Town, Lingang Economic-Technological Development Area, Yibin, Sichuan 644000, People’s Republic of China;2. Emerging Technologies Institute, The Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 3th Floor, Cyberport 4th Tower, No. 100, Cyberport Road, Telegraph Bay, Southern District, Hong Kong Island 999077, Hong Kong;3. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island 999077, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Becoming mature enough to be used for improving the quality of life, wireless sensor network technologies are considered as one of the key research areas in computer science and healthcare application industries. The pervasive healthcare systems provide rich contextual information and alerting mechanisms against odd conditions with continuous monitoring. This minimizes the need for caregivers and helps the chronically ill and elderly to survive an independent life, besides provides quality care for the babies and little children whose both parents have to work. Although having significant benefits, the area has still major challenges which are investigated in this paper. We provide several state of the art examples together with the design considerations like unobtrusiveness, scalability, energy efficiency, security and also provide a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and challenges of these systems. |
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