Mobile Technology System for Health Intervention (M-Health)

Abstract

The developments in the new technologies has made a huge impact in the field of health care. One such technology is mobile health system. There has been tremendous increase in the research regarding the potential of mobile health systems. Due to this increase there have been a lot of attempts to analyse and record the benefits of mobile health, focusing mainly on mobile health devices and state of health of a person. The growth in computing power and mobile connectivity have created a foundation for mobile health (M-Health) technology that can transform the quality of health care on a large scale. Mobile health system is defined as usage of mobile devices to collect data from patients and storing the information on network servers. The database containing information about patients can then be easily accessed by doctors, medical staff, physicians, pharmacists, specialist etc. The incorporation of mobile health devices is important in obtaining information immediately to diagnose illness, track diseases and provide real time information. The improvement in technology as well as wireless communication offers the potential for smart miniature devices as well as wearable sensing, processing and communication. In this study, we combined an Arduino microcontroller with an Android-based smartphone to design a temperature and a heart rate monitor. The AD8232 Single Lead, Heart Rate Monitor, Pulse sensor and LM35 temperature sensor is the centerpiece of this design. The data is wirelessly transferred to mobile phones using bluetooth which is obtained on an app created using MIT App Inventor 2. The data received is used to monitor the heart rate of a person in beats per minute as well as temperature in degree celsius. The received data can be used to analyze the health conditions of the person under observation.