An IoT Framework for Screening of Covid-19 Using Real-Time Data from Wearable Sensors

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ID15480937
AuthorsHamid Mukhtar (0000-0002-9367-4340, Taif University, corresponding author), Saeed Rubaiee (0000-0002-4433-5529, University of Jeddah), Moez Krichen (0000-0001-8873-9755, University of Sfax), Roobaea Alroobaea (0000-0003-1585-2962, Taif University)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue8
Pages4022-4022
Publication date2021-04-12
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18084022
PMID33921223
OpenAlexW3156134801
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited54

Experts have predicted that COVID-19 may prevail for many months or even years before it can be completely eliminated. A major problem in its cure is its early screening and detection, which will decide on its treatment. Due to the fast contactless spreading of the virus, its screening is unusually difficult. Moreover, the results of COVID-19 tests may take up to 48 h. That is enough time for the virus to worsen the health of the affected person. The health community needs effective means for identification of the virus in the shortest possible time. In this study, we invent a medical device utilized consisting of composable sensors to monitor remotely and in real-time the health status of those who have symptoms of the coronavirus or those infected with it. The device comprises wearable medical sensors integrated using the Arduino hardware interfacing and a smartphone application. An IoT framework is deployed at the backend through which various devices can communicate in real-time. The medical device is applied to determine the patient's critical status of the effects of the coronavirus or its symptoms using heartbeat, cough, temperature and Oxygen concentration (SpO2) that are evaluated using our custom algorithm. Until now, it has been found that many coronavirus patients remain asymptomatic, but in case of known symptoms, a person can be quickly identified with our device. It also allows doctors to examine their patients without the need for physical direct contact with them to reduce the possibility of infection. Our solution uses rule-based decision-making based on the physiological data of a person obtained through sensors. These rules allow to classify a person as healthy or having a possibility of infection by the coronavirus. The advantage of using rules for patient's classification is that the rules can be updated as new findings emerge from time to time. In this article, we explain the details of the sensors, the smartphone application, and the associated IoT framework for real-time, remote screening of COVID-19

Arduino · Computer hardware · Computer security · Coronavirus · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Embedded system · Human–computer interaction · Identification (biology · Interfacing · Internet of Things · Medical emergency · Real-time computing · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Smartwatch · Wearable computer · Wearable technology · Computer Science · COVID-19 diagnosis using AI · IoT and Edge/Fog Computing · Medicine · Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

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