Modelagem e desenvolvimento de um sistema de monitoramento remoto de sinais vitais humanos

Abstract

In the current healthcare centers, clinical information about patients is accessible only internally and monitoring equipments are restricted to the room where they are installed, requiring a medical appointment to be taken in person. The evolution of mobile computing allowed the use of such devices in the most varied fields, bringing all the mobility benefits that these technologies have to offer. In medicine, special interest is given to patient telemonitoring, through which medical data can be directly accessed regardless of the distance between health professionals and patients. The present study aimed the developing of a hospital system that makes use of mobile devices equipped with Android platform and web server to explore mobility in this environment. The first stage comprised an evaluation of the requirements for such a system, and the designing of a project according to those needs. Based on that, the implementation took place and, finally, it was verified if the functional and nonfunctional requirements raised in the planning stage were met, given the limitations found in mobile devices. The performance analysis of the Android application revealed excellent results, showing that the limitations on battery power, memory and internet data traffic were respected, ensuring the compatibility of the application and the possibility of use for long periods of time. The final result was a robust hospital system capable of meeting the needs of its users, in order to provide accessibility to medical information and promote efficiency within the health institutions.