TY - GEN
T1 - Parkinson's disease as a working model for global healthcare restructuration
T2 - 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - Transforming Healthcare through Innovations in Mobile and Wireless Technologies, MOBIHEALTH 2015
AU - Pasluosta, C. F.
AU - Eskofier, B. M.
AU - Gassner, H.
AU - Winkler, J.
AU - Klucken, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by the FAU Emerging Fields Initiative (EFIMoves, 2_Med_03). The graphics in this article were in part generated from graphic resources designed by Freepik.com.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 ICST.
PY - 2015/12/22
Y1 - 2015/12/22
N2 - With the rapid growth and increased life expectancy of the world's population, the prevalence of chronic disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) is also increasing. This challenges the current healthcare system in terms of cost and resources reallocation. An emerging approach facilitated by a new technological platform, called the Internet of Things, and the introduction of wearable devices for medical applications is a potential solution to this problem. Miniaturized and low-cost sensor units are placed close to the patients' body to unobtrusively collect information about their health status. This information is distributed through a smart Internet grid, creating an efficient structure that reduces costs and maximizes the resources. Patient engagement plays a key role in this healthcare restructuration. Here, we discuss the state-of-The-Art of this technological revolution with emphasis in Parkinson's disease. As an example for the application of this platform to PD, we present a potential approach to assess an important symptom-namely postural instability-using wearable sensor technology.
AB - With the rapid growth and increased life expectancy of the world's population, the prevalence of chronic disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) is also increasing. This challenges the current healthcare system in terms of cost and resources reallocation. An emerging approach facilitated by a new technological platform, called the Internet of Things, and the introduction of wearable devices for medical applications is a potential solution to this problem. Miniaturized and low-cost sensor units are placed close to the patients' body to unobtrusively collect information about their health status. This information is distributed through a smart Internet grid, creating an efficient structure that reduces costs and maximizes the resources. Patient engagement plays a key role in this healthcare restructuration. Here, we discuss the state-of-The-Art of this technological revolution with emphasis in Parkinson's disease. As an example for the application of this platform to PD, we present a potential approach to assess an important symptom-namely postural instability-using wearable sensor technology.
KW - Internet of Things
KW - Parkinson
KW - Postural instability
KW - Wearables
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016933215&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261705
DO - 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261705
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85016933215
T3 - MOBIHEALTH 2015 - 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - Transforming Healthcare through Innovations in Mobile and Wireless Technologies
BT - MOBIHEALTH 2015 - 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - Transforming Healthcare through Innovations in Mobile and Wireless Technologies
A2 - Alomainy, Akram
A2 - Hao, Yang
A2 - Whittow, William
A2 - Nikita, Konstantina S.
A2 - Parini, Clive G.
PB - ICST
Y2 - 14 October 2015 through 16 October 2015
ER -