An E-health system for monitoring elderly health based on Internet of Things and Fog computing

Abstract

With the significant increase in the number of elderly in the world and the resulting health problems of these increasing, finding technical solutions to address this problem has become a pressing necessity, particularly in the field of health care. This paper proposes an e-health system for monitoring elderly health based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Fog computing. The system was developed using Mysignals HW V2 platform and an Android app that plays the role of Fog server, which enables the collection of physiological parameters and general health parameters from elderly periodically. This Android app enables also the elderly and their families to follow their health, and they can also communicate with health care providers (administrators and doctors) and receive recommendations, notifications and alerts. By evaluating this system, we find the most users they consider useful, easy to use and learn, suggesting that our proposal can improve the quality of health care for elderly.