TY - GEN
T1 - Wireless sensor network applications in urban telehealth
AU - Morreale, Patricia A.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Advances in wireless sensor network management have potential applications in urban telehealth. Telehealth is the delivery of health related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Previous efforts on telemedicine management have focused on medical care for rural populations, however urban communities will benefit significantly from advances in wireless network design and management. Within the domain of occupational and physical therapy, known as telerehabilitation, expected active benefits to urban communities include greater adherence to rehabilitation protocol due to ease of use and removal of the travel requirement for multiple weekly trips to clinical site and clinical appointments. Additionally, passive benefits are envisioned to include monitoring of the environment, such as balconies, interior and hallway spaces for detection of road and urban pollutants, including cigarette, exhaust, and cleaning products. The integration of active and passive sensing would provide a more complete picture of the therapy client's living environment and the therapy practice within that environment. This information can be provided by the proposed wireless sensor network application.
AB - Advances in wireless sensor network management have potential applications in urban telehealth. Telehealth is the delivery of health related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Previous efforts on telemedicine management have focused on medical care for rural populations, however urban communities will benefit significantly from advances in wireless network design and management. Within the domain of occupational and physical therapy, known as telerehabilitation, expected active benefits to urban communities include greater adherence to rehabilitation protocol due to ease of use and removal of the travel requirement for multiple weekly trips to clinical site and clinical appointments. Additionally, passive benefits are envisioned to include monitoring of the environment, such as balconies, interior and hallway spaces for detection of road and urban pollutants, including cigarette, exhaust, and cleaning products. The integration of active and passive sensing would provide a more complete picture of the therapy client's living environment and the therapy practice within that environment. This information can be provided by the proposed wireless sensor network application.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35248888553&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/AINAW.2007.375
DO - 10.1109/AINAW.2007.375
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:35248888553
SN - 0769528473
SN - 9780769528472
T3 - Proceedings - 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops/Symposia, AINAW'07
SP - 810
EP - 814
BT - Proceedings - 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and ApplicationsWorkshops/Symposia, AINAW'07
T2 - 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and ApplicationsWorkshops/Symposia, AINAW'07
Y2 - 21 May 2007 through 23 May 2007
ER -