Pervasive and smart technologies for healthcare ubiquitous methodologies and tools
Title:
Pervasive and smart technologies for healthcare ubiquitous methodologies and tools
Author:
Coronato, Antonio, 1972-
ISBN:
9781615207664
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xvi, 389 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital files.
Contents:
1. Pervasive networks and ubiquitous monitoring for wellness monitoring in residential aged care / Leroy Lai Yu Chan, Branko George Celler, James Zhaonan Zhang, Nigel Hamilton Lovell -- 2. Smart homes to support elderly people : innovative technologies and social impacts / Arianna D'Ulizia, Fernando Ferri, Patrizia Grifoni, Tiziana Guzzo -- 3. Nursing home / Shuyan Xie, Yang Xiao, Hsiao-Hwa Chen -- 4. Localization and monitoring of people with a near-field imaging system : boosting the elderly care / Matti Linnavuo, Henry Rimminen -- 5. SMART : mobile patient monitoring in an emergency department / Esteban Pino, Dorothy Curtis, Thomas Stair, Lucila Ohno-Machado -- 6. An investigation into the use of pervasive wireless technologies to support diabetes self-care / Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Indrit Troshani, Steve Goldberg -- 7. Pervasive process-based healthcare systems on a grid environment / Vassiliki Koufi, Flora Malamateniou, George Vassilacopoulos -- 8. Sensor networks security for pervasive healthcare / Ioannis Krontiris -- 9. Trustworthiness of pervasive healthcare folders / Tristan Allard, Nicolas Anciaux, Luc Bouganim, Philippe Pucheral, Romuald Thion -- 10. Communication issues in pervasive healthcare systems and applications / Demosthenes Vouyioukas, Ilias Maglogiannis -- 11. Lessons from evaluating ubiquitous applications in support of hospital work / Monica Tentori, Victor M. González, Jesus Favela --
12. Model-driven prototyping support for pervasive healthcare applications / Werner Kurschl, Stefan Mitsch, Johannes Schoenboeck -- 13. Designing pervasive health care applications in the home / Toshiyo Tamura, Isao Mizukura, Yutaka Kimura, Haruyuki Tatsumi -- 14. TUM-AgeTech : a new framework for pervasive medical devices / Tim C. Lueth, Lorenzo T. D'Angelo, Axel Czabke -- Economic and organizational factors in the future of telemedicine and home care / Giuseppe Turchetti, Elie Geisler.
Abstract:
"This book reports several experiences concerning the application of pervasive computing technologies, methodologies and tools in healthcare"--Provided by publisher.
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Electronic Access:
Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-61520-765-7