Overview

The pervasive healthcare system focus towards achieving two specific goals: the availability of eHealth applications and medical information anywhere and anytime and the invisibility of computing. Furthermore, pervasive health system encompasses new types of sensing and communication of health information as well as new type of interactions among health providers and people, among patients, among patients and researchers and patients and corporations. This book aims at promoting the discussion on current trends in technologies and concepts that help integrate health monitoring and healthcare more seamlessly to our everyday lives, regardless of space and time, but also present cutting edge perspectives and visions to highlight future development. The book presents not only the state of the art technologies and solutions to tackle the critical challenges faced by the building and development of the pervasive health system but also potential impact on society at social, medical and technological level.   

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Author:   Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay ,  Octavian A. Postolache
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.737kg
ISBN:  

9783642444296

ISBN 10:   3642444296
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   15 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

PERVASIVE SENSING AND M-HEALTH: VITAL SIGNS AND DAILY ACTIVITY MONITORING .- ARE TECHNOLOGIES ASSISTED HOMES SAFER FOR THE ELDERLY? .- A LARGE-AREA SENSOR SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR FOR AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING APPLICATIONS .- FOOTWEAR-BASED WEARABLE SENSORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING98 .- CONTINUOUS-WAVE PHOTOACOUSTIC-BASED SENSOR FOR THE DETECTION OF AQUEOUS GLUCOSE: TOWARDS NON-INVASIVE AND CONTINUOUS GLYCEMIA SENSING .- FROM HANDHELD DEVICES TO NEAR-INVISIBLE SENSORS: THE ROAD TO PERVASIVE E-HEALTH .- A UNIVERSAL WIRELESS DEVICE FOR BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS RECORDING .- WIRELESS SENSING SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE AND RECOGNIZING BEHAVIOR IN DAILY LIFE .- AUTOMATIC SENSING OF SPEECH ACTIVITY AND CORRELATION WITH MOOD CHANGES .- THE POTENTIAL OF PERVASIVE SENSORS AND COMPUTING FOR POSITIVE TECHNOLOGY: THE INTERREALITY PARADIGM .- UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA, MOBILE DEVICES AND SENSORS FOR CONSUMER HEALTH COMMUNICATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR CATEGORIZING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES .- EHR ECOSYSTEM .- ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS IN CASE OF PEOPLES EXPOSED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS .- MODELING DEPENDABILITY OF IT SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING HEALTHCARE .- REQUIREMENTS AND BARRIERS TO PERVASIVE HEALTH ADOPTION .

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