A Context-Aware Indoor Air Quality System for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention

Abstract

Context-aware monitoring systems designed for e-Health solutions and ambient assisted living (AAL) play an important role in today’s personalized health-care services. The majority of these systems are intended for the monitoring of patients’ vital signs by means of bio-sensors. At present, there are very few systems that monitor environmental conditions and air quality in the homes of users. A home’s environmental conditions can have a significant influence on the state of the health of its residents. Monitoring the environment is the key to preventing possible diseases caused by conditions that do not favor health. This paper presents a context-aware system that monitors air quality to prevent a specific health problem at home. The aim of this system is to reduce the incidence of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is triggered mainly by environmental factors. In the conducted case study, the system monitored the state of the neonate and the quality of air while it was asleep. The designed proposal is characterized by its low cost and non-intrusive nature. The results are promising.

Health–Related ICT Solutions of Smart Environments for Elderly–Systematic Review

“…In this regard, ICT solutions of smart homes for the elderly population may be categorized in relation to the context of use: (1) resident activity monitoring [36]- [46] and (2) resident health monitoring and/or managing [38], [44], [47]- [57]. They give older adults the opportunity to use wearables and/or environmental sensors and devices which are intended to monitor and/or manage various health conditions, i.e., ischaemic heart disease [47], stroke [39], [49], [50], [58], Alzheimer's disease and other dementia [4], [34], [36], [37], [41]- [46], [48], [59], chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [34], [52], [53], [60] diabetes mellitus [38], [55]- [57], and physical disabilities [51]. With this approach they can improve the coordination among caregivers, emergency response teams, and intervention effectiveness, which contributes to cost savings and better QoL for older people living with chronical conditions.…”

Monitoring of Chemical Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by Hydroxyapatite-Graphene-MWCNT Composite-Based Sensors

“…The above test demonstrated that the HA-GN-MWCNT sensor has the required performances for monitoring CO 2 present in a closed ambient environment such as a bedroom, where base CO 2 levels are expected to increase as a result of human occupancy and could exceed that recommended for children to safely sleep [4,39].…”

Indoor Air Quality and Wellbeing - Enabling Awareness and Sensitivity with Ambient IoT Displays

“…A system intended to prevent sudden infant death which additionally to other data observes the indoor air quality is presented by De La Iglesia et al in [18]. To observe several gas concentrations multiple low-cost gas sensors based on the MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) principle are used which are interfaced by an ESP8266 microcontroller.…”