Healthy and wellbeing activities' promotion using a Big Data approach

Health Informatics J. 2018 Jun;24(2):125-135. doi: 10.1177/1460458216660754. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

Abstract

The aging population and economic crisis specially in developed countries have as a consequence the reduction in funds dedicated to health care; it is then desirable to optimize the costs of public and private healthcare systems, reducing the affluence of chronic and dependent people to care centers; promoting healthy lifestyle and activities can allow people to avoid chronic diseases as for example hypertension. In this article, we describe a system for promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for people and to recommend with guidelines and valuable information about their habits. The proposed system is being developed around the Big Data paradigm using bio-signal sensors and machine-learning algorithms for recommendations.

Keywords: Big Data; Internet of things; cloud computing; elderly; sensors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging
  • Big Data*
  • Confidentiality / trends
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Health Promotion / trends
  • Humans
  • Self-Management / methods
  • Wearable Electronic Devices / trends