Low-Cost Elderly Healthcare Monitoring System. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Silverio, Angelina A.; Silverio, Angelito A.; Remot, Al Mathew
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1529:Number 3(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1529/3/032061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: One of the most common problems we face today is the lack of a proper home-based health care system for the elderly. In the Philippines, there are several elderly people living alone in their homes, with no one to look after them. This is a problem because it's going to be difficult for them to ask for help if they ever get into an accident. Some systems are already available to monitor a person, but they are limited to only one or two parameters, namely the pulse rate and the temperature. In this study, a low-cost elderly health monitoring system was designed and developed using Arduino Uno, ADXL345 (Accelerometer), LM35 (Temperature Sensor), Pulse sensor and GSM module. This system includes pulse rate monitoring, temperature monitoring and fall detection with the addition of an SMS notification system that will notify the contact person if there is an accident or if the patient's vital signs are below normal. The initial results showed that the system was able to accurately measure the temperature, the pulse rate, detect falls and to notify the registered number via SMS.