An online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology
As COVID-19 pandemic continued to propagate, millions of lives are currently at risk especially elderly, people with chronic conditions and pregnant women. Iraq is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, in Iraq, there is a need for a self-assessment tool to be available i...
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oai:doaj.org-article:0e426cfdbe4a4183a715537c523e0cc42021-12-05T14:10:51ZAn online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology2191-026X10.1515/jisys-2021-0048https://doaj.org/article/0e426cfdbe4a4183a715537c523e0cc42021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2021-0048https://doaj.org/toc/2191-026XAs COVID-19 pandemic continued to propagate, millions of lives are currently at risk especially elderly, people with chronic conditions and pregnant women. Iraq is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, in Iraq, there is a need for a self-assessment tool to be available in hand for people with COVID-19 concerns. Such a tool would guide people, after an automated assessment, to the right decision such as seeking medical advice, self-isolate, or testing for COVID-19. This study proposes an online COVID-19 self-assessment tool supported by the internet of medical things (IoMT) technology as a means to fight this pandemic and mitigate the burden on our nation’s healthcare system. Advances in IoMT technology allow us to connect all medical tools, medical databases, and devices via the internet in one collaborative network, which conveys real-time data integration and analysis. Our IoMT framework-driven COVID-19 self-assessment tool will capture signs and symptoms through multiple probing questions, storing the data to our COVID-19 patient database, then analyze the data to determine whether a person needs to be tested for COVID-19 or other actions may require to be taken. Further to this, collected data can be integrated and analyzed collaboratively for developing a national health policy and help to manage healthcare resources more efficiently. The IoMT framework-driven online COVID-19 self-assessment tool has a big potential to prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed using real-time data collection, COVID-19 databases, analysis, and management of people with COVID-19 concerns, plus providing proper guidance and course of action.Nsaif Mohammed KamalMahdi Bilal AdilBahar Al-Mayouf Yusor RafidMahdi Omar AdilAljaaf Ahmed J.Khan SulemanDe Gruyterarticlecovid-19 pandemichealthcare systemsself-assessment serviceiomtmedical databaseScienceQElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENJournal of Intelligent Systems, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 966-975 (2021) |
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As COVID-19 pandemic continued to propagate, millions of lives are currently at risk especially elderly, people with chronic conditions and pregnant women. Iraq is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, in Iraq, there is a need for a self-assessment tool to be available in hand for people with COVID-19 concerns. Such a tool would guide people, after an automated assessment, to the right decision such as seeking medical advice, self-isolate, or testing for COVID-19. This study proposes an online COVID-19 self-assessment tool supported by the internet of medical things (IoMT) technology as a means to fight this pandemic and mitigate the burden on our nation’s healthcare system. Advances in IoMT technology allow us to connect all medical tools, medical databases, and devices via the internet in one collaborative network, which conveys real-time data integration and analysis. Our IoMT framework-driven COVID-19 self-assessment tool will capture signs and symptoms through multiple probing questions, storing the data to our COVID-19 patient database, then analyze the data to determine whether a person needs to be tested for COVID-19 or other actions may require to be taken. Further to this, collected data can be integrated and analyzed collaboratively for developing a national health policy and help to manage healthcare resources more efficiently. The IoMT framework-driven online COVID-19 self-assessment tool has a big potential to prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed using real-time data collection, COVID-19 databases, analysis, and management of people with COVID-19 concerns, plus providing proper guidance and course of action. |
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Nsaif Mohammed Kamal Mahdi Bilal Adil Bahar Al-Mayouf Yusor Rafid Mahdi Omar Adil Aljaaf Ahmed J. Khan Suleman |
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Nsaif Mohammed Kamal Mahdi Bilal Adil Bahar Al-Mayouf Yusor Rafid Mahdi Omar Adil Aljaaf Ahmed J. Khan Suleman |
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An online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology |
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An online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology |
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An online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology |
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An online COVID-19 self-assessment framework supported by IoMT technology |
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online covid-19 self-assessment framework supported by iomt technology |
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