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Smart Elderly-care System using Smart-phone

스마트폰을 이용한 고령자용 스마트 간병 시스템

  • Cho, Myeon-gyun (Department of Information & Communication, Semyung University)
  • Received : 2017.09.29
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.10.31

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a system to monitor the condition of elderly people who are uncomfortable by using smart-phone and biometric sensor at any time and for care-givers to provide with the best medical service anytime and anywhere. The proposed system monitors the status of the elderly through various bionic sensors installed in the hospital ward based on the Arduino system and not only provides the physiological and medical services required by the elderly, but also informs the guardian so that he can cope with the emergency. In conclusion, this paper suggests that a reading light used by elderly people can operate as a home server with a biosensor using Arduino and Android applications (Apps.), and the smart-phone of care-givers is configured as a remote management and a emergency call system. Therefore, this study suggests important ways to improve the satisfaction of medical service for the both elderly people and care-givers of chronic diseases in the future.

본 논문에서는 스마트폰과 생체센서를 사용하여 몸이 불편한 고령자의 상태를 수시로 모니터링하고 보호자 및 간병인으로 하여금 언제, 어디서나 최고의 의료서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 하는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안 시스템은 아두이노를 기반으로 병실에 설치된 다양한 생체센서들을 통해 고령자의 상태를 모니터링하고 고령자가 필요로 하는 생리적, 의료적 서비스를 제공할 수 있게 할뿐 아니라, 만일의 경우 보호자에게 알려 위급한 순간을 대처할 수 있게 하였다. 결론적으로, 본 논문은 아두이노와 안드로이드 애플리케이션(앱)을 이용하여 고령자가 사용하는 독서 등을 생체센서가 달린 홈 서버로 동작하게 하고, 간병인 및 보호자의 스마트폰을 원격관리 및 긴급호출 시스템으로 구성함으로써 향후 만성질환 고령자와 간병인 모두에게 의료서비스 만족도를 향상 시키는 중요한 방안을 제시한다.

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