Technology and Health Care - Volume 29, issue 6

Authors: Wu, Yi-Chao | Liu, Chao-Hsum | Ye, Je-Chiuan

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Physical therapy treatment has gradually become important in hospitals. This paper focused on elbow joint rehabilitation, as this form of rehabilitation is used most often. Moreover, most elbow joint rehabilitation programs could be conducted at home without going to a medical institution, which will economize medical manpower. OBJECTIVE: How to judge the correct rehabilitation motion becomes an issue for elbow joint rehabilitation at home. Therefore, this study proposed a residential elbow joint rehabilitation system (REJRS) by smartphone with a cloud database to address these issues. METHODS: REJRS has the ability to judge …the correct motions and times of rehabilitation in real time. When the rehabilitation motions are incorrect, the number of rehabilitation repetitions is insufficient, or a timed rehabilitation session is insufficient, the patient will receive a warning text and light alert by REJRS. Then, the data of rehabilitation sessions are uploaded to the cloud database immediately. RESULTS: Patients can query their rehabilitation data at all times. Moreover, medical staff can track the status of each patient’s rehabilitation at any time and any place by downloading the data from the cloud database via the Internet. In our experimental results, the rate for detecting the correct elbow joint rehabilitation motion was up to 90%. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that REJRS could be applied for residential elbow joint rehabilitation. In the future, REJRS will be verified by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for application to clinical treatment. Show more

Keywords: Physical therapy treatment, elbow joint rehabilitation, smartphone, cloud database, institutional review board, clinical treatment

DOI: 10.3233/THC-212867

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1173-1178, 2021

Authors: Wang, Yong | Xiao, Guohong | Dell’Era, Alex | Zheng, Zhenfeng

Article Type: Other

Abstract: The aim of this work was to describe the physical principles behind the reverberation artifacts in ultrasound imaging and list the correct interpretation. This work focuses on the understanding of the principle of reverberation imaging artifacts.

Keywords: Ultrasound propagation, reverberation, imaging, artifacts

DOI: 10.3233/THC-181457

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1179-1182, 2021

Authors: Balamurugan, S. | Muthu, BalaAnand | Peng, Sheng-Lung | Abd Wahab, Mohd Helmy

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213018

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1183-1185, 2021

Authors: Yang, Linping | Díaz, Vicente García | Kumar, Priyan Malarvizhi

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Physical exercise programs are required to improve students’ physical ability, physical fitness, self-responsibility, and satisfaction to remain physically active for a lifetime. The supporting system’s demanding characteristics include lack of school leadership support, and lack of communication skills among students is considered an essential factor in the physical education system. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, an Internet of Things (IoT)-based intelligent physical support framework (IoT-IPSF) has been proposed to encourage education leadership and student social interaction in the physical education system. METHOD: Training service analysis is introduced to improve adequate leadership support, helping …in the physical education system’s growth. Self-determination analysis is integrated with IoT-IPSF to enhance effective communication among school teachers, educational experts, and curriculum officers in the physical education system. RESULTS: The simulation results show that the proposed method achieves a high accuracy ratio of 98.7%, an efficiency ratio of 95.6, student performance 97.8%, fitness level 82.3%, activity involvement 94.5% compared to other existing models. Show more

Keywords: IoT, physical education system, supporting system, school leadership, communication

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213000

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1187-1199, 2021

Authors: Yao, Hongyan | Wang, Yongsheng | Montenegro-Marin, Carlos Enrique | Hsu, Ching-Hsien

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Internet of Things (IoT) is a hopeful advancement that is an accurate international link for smart devices for total initiatives. Physical Education (PE) builds students’ abilities and trust to engage in various physical activities, both within and outside their classrooms. The challenging characteristics in the learning management system include lack of setting a clear goal, lack of system integration, and failure to find an implementation team is considered as an essential factor. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, an IoT-based technological acceptance learning management framework (IoT-TALMF) has been proposed to identify the objectives, resource allocation, and effective …team for group work in the physical education system. METHOD: Physical Educators primarily use the learning management framework as databases of increased management components, choosing to interact with students, teammates, organizations. Statistical course content analysis is introduced to identify and set clear goals that motivate students for the physical education system. The course instructor learning technique is incorporated with IoT-TALMF to improve system integration based on accuracy and implement an effective team to handle unexpected cost delays in the physical education system. RESULTS: The numerical results show that the IoT-TALMF framework enhances the identity accuracy ratio of 97.33%, the performance ratio of students 96.2%, and the reliability ratio of 97.12%, proving the proposed framework’s reliability. Show more

Keywords: IoT, learning management, physical, education system, physical activities

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213001

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1201-1215, 2021

Authors: Zhu, Yacheng | Sivaparthipan, C.B. | Vinothraj, V.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Physical health is vital to the improvement of our skills and the enhancement of eye movements. The coordination of good body movement helps to establish a safe position of the body. The challenging characteristics of physical education include insufficient time allocation, inadequately trained teachers, and inadequate provision of the equipment is considered as an important factor. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, IoT-based Computational Narrowband Physical Health Framework (IoT-CNPHF) has been proposed to strengthen adequate time allocation, appropriately qualified teachers, and sustainable provision in the physical education system. METHOD: Massive extended range analysis is …introduced to enhance the duration and time allotted for physical activity that helps in creating awareness about the importance of physical activities and sports in our daily life. The multimodal supervised technique is incorporated with IoT-CNPHF to improve the knowledge of physical education for the teachers and to provide suitable provision for students in the physical education system. RESULTS: The simulation analysis is performed based on accuracy, performance, and its efficiency proves the reliability of the proposed framework. Show more

Keywords: Physical health, IoT, trained teachers, physical activity, physical education system

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213002

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1217-1231, 2021

Authors: Cui, Mengyao | Baek, Seung-Soo | Crespo, Rubén González | Premalatha, R.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Health monitoring is important for early disease diagnosis and will reduce the discomfort and treatment expenses, which is very relevant in terms of prevention. The early diagnosis and treatment of multiple conditions will improve solutions to the patient’s healthcare radically. A concept model for the real-time patient tracking system is the primary goal of the method. The Internet of things (IoT) has made health systems accessible for programs based on the value of patient health. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, the IoT-based cloud computing for patient health monitoring framework (IoT-CCPHM), has been proposed for effective monitoring of …the patients. METHOD: The emerging connected sensors and IoT devices monitor and test the cardiac speed, oxygen saturation percentage, body temperature, and patient’s eye movement. The collected data are used in the cloud database to evaluate the patient’s health, and the effects of all measures are stored. The IoT-CCPHM maintains that the medical record is processed in the cloud servers. RESULTS: The experimental results show that patient health monitoring is a reliable way to improve health effectively. Show more

Keywords: IoT, cloud computing, cloud database, cloud servers

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213003

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1233-1247, 2021

Authors: Li, Fen | Martínez, Oscar Sanjuán | Aiswarya, R.S.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The modern Internet of Things (IoT) makes small devices that can sense, process, interact, connect devices, and other sensors ready to understand the environment. IoT technologies and intelligent health apps have multiplied. The main challenges in the sports environment are playing without injuries and healthily. OBJECTIVE: In this paper the Internet of Things-based Smart Wearable System (IoT-SWS) is introduced for monitoring sports person activity to improve sports person health and performance in a healthy way. METHOD: Wearable systems are commonly used to capture individual sports details on a real-time basis. Collecting data …from wearable devices and IoT technologies can help organizations learn how to optimize in-game strategies, identify opponents’ vulnerabilities, and make smarter draft choices and trading decisions for a sportsperson. RESULTS: The experimental result shows that IoT-SWS achieve the highest accuracy of 98.22% and efficient in predicting the sports person’s health to improve sports person performance reliably. Show more

Keywords: IoT, wearable device, Internet of things-based smart wearable system (IOT-SWS)

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213004

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1249-1262, 2021

Authors: Sun, Zhijun | Kadry, Seifedine Nimer | Krishnamoorthy, Sujatha

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In recent years the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a popular technological culture in the physical education system. Though several technologies have grown in the physical education system domain, IoT plays a significant role due to its optimized health information processing framework for students during workouts. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, an advanced dynamic information processing system (ADIPS) has been proposed with IoT assistance to explore the traditional design architecture for physical activity tracking. METHOD: To track and evaluate human physical activity in day-to-day living, a new paradigm has been integrated with …wearable IoT devices for effective information processing during physical workouts. Continuous observation and review of the condition and operations of various students by ADIPS helps to evaluate the sensed information to analyze the health condition of the students. RESULTS: The result of ADIPS has been implemented based on the performance factor correlation with the traditional system. Show more

Keywords: IoT, physical education, sensing equipment’s, learning process, efficiency

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213005

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1263-1275, 2021

Authors: Zhuang, Liang | Jumani, Awais Khan | Sbeih, Asma

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Nowadays, smart healthcare minimizes medical facilities costs, ease staff burden, achieve unified control of materials and records, and enhance patients’ medical experience. Smart healthcare treatments have critical barriers to improving patient outcomes, reducing the regulatory burden, and promoting the transition from volume to benefit. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, the Internet of Things-assisted Intelligent Monitoring Model (IoT-IMM) has been proposed to improve patient health and maintain health records. METHOD: The advanced IoT sensors can monitor patient health and insert into the patients’ bodies. Information collected can be analyzed, aggregated, and mined to predict …diseases at an early stage. For that, an enhanced deep learning network using Bayes theorem (EDLN-BT) benefits to obtain and verify various patient health data in a specific aspect, making it easy to supervise the patient’s activities. RESULTS: The IoT-IMM-based EDLN-BT results show the smart health care monitoring has undergone substantial growth, improving patient satisfaction for the quality of the healthcare services offered in hospitals and many other healthcare facilities. It helps predict health diseases with increased accuracy, prediction rate with minimal residual error delay, and energy consumption. Show more

Keywords: Intelligent monitoring model, IoT, physical health condition, patient satisfaction, sensors, smart healthcare, telemedicine

DOI: 10.3233/THC-213006

Citation: Technology and Health Care, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1277-1290, 2021