A Proposed Secured Health Monitoring System for the Elderly using Blockchain Technology in Nigeria

Abstract

A large number of connected smart objects and sensors, as well as the establishment of seamless data exchange between them, have been made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) technology's recent rapid development. As a result, there is a high demand for platforms for data analysis and data storage, such as cloud computing and fog computing. IoT makes it possible to customize apps for older persons as well as for rapidly expanding markets that must modify their products to match the preferences of their customers. This study suggests a framework for a decision-support system and a protected health monitoring system using IoT data collected from senior residents' homes. The study intends to provide security to the users’ data from the point of acquiring of the data to the relaying of the data to cloud and to the alert generation using blockchain technology. Further research should focus on key management and security, as well as the capability to easily replace lost or compromised keys.