Vital Signs Monitoring System – Portable Mobile Application for Health Care Workers and Households
- March 31, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Computer Science and Engineering
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue III, March 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705
Vital Signs Monitoring System – Portable Mobile Application for Health Care Workers and Households
Engr. Dennis S. Tibe, MIT
Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
Abstract: – Information Technology has transformed the ways modern medical systems acquire, store, access and communicate medical information. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of portable and cost-effective mobile application for an Android device that can monitor body temperature, respiration rate, blood – oxygen saturation level and pulse rate. Descriptive method and developmental method research was used in this study. 20 medical practitioners and 30 parents were interviewed by their experiences in using the portable medical device in Divine Word Hospital, Tacloban City, Philippines. Findings indicated that the portable medical device is a cost-effective device, and give medical practitioners and parents the chance to save time and effort in detecting health problem and monitor health status. It also improves the task efficiently and conveniently between them. Replicating this study using other media and technologies can be developed.
Keywords: Information Technology, Android Application, Mobile Application, Body Temperature, Blood – Oxygen Saturation, Respiration rate
I. INTRODUCTION
Our world today has changed a great deal with the aid of information technology. Things that were once done manually or by hand have now become computerized operating systems, which merely require a single click of a mouse to get a task completed. With the aid of IT, we are not only able to streamline our business processes, but we are also able to get constant information in ‘real time’ that is up to the minute and up to date. The flow of information has changed the way we live in today’s world. Information is the backbone of every system.
Information Technology has transformed the ways modern medical systems acquire, store, access and communicate medical information. These developments offer significant benefits to medical practitioners and parents. One useful approach to continue the use of IT in medicine while minimizing its costs is through making application software for Android devices. Ultimately, the role and limitations of IT as a tool to pursue the goals of medicine has to be carefully deliberated, clearly defined and judiciously delineated to ensure its effectiveness and accuracy.
