M-health system for life-style enhancement: WiFIT

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012:2012:276-9. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6345923.

Abstract

In this paper we present a novel m-health system which provides personalized real-time recommendations for life-style enhancement. The system, termed WiFIT, is capable of monitoring a wide range of the a priori defined biometric parameters and generates recommendations for achieving or maintaining the desired health and life-style goals. WiFIT is designed as an open platform which could be as complex or as simple as required for a particular application. Its key components include secure wireless broadband links, personal area body area sensory network, and an interactive data base with built-in prediction algorithms. The paper describes the WiFIT architecture and outlines system performance for certain case studies.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Life Style*
  • Telemedicine* / instrumentation
  • Telemedicine* / methods
  • Wireless Technology / instrumentation*