JXTA: A Technology Facilitating Mobile P2P Health Management System

Area of Science:

• Mobile computing
• Health informatics
• Peer-to-peer networking

Background:

• Mobile JXTA (Juxtapose) offers P2P messaging, audio, and video transmission capabilities.
• Integrating mobile streaming with hospital management enhances doctor-nurse-patient communication.
• JXTA/JXME facilitates peer-to-peer applications on mobile devices.

Purpose of the Study:

• Evaluate P2P JXTA/JXME for mobile healthcare applications.
• Assess the system's ability to automatically send and process sorted patient data.
• Improve interaction within mobile hospital and healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

• A one-year study (Dec 2010-Dec 2011) monitored 500 patients with minor health issues.
• JXTA/JXME network used for peer groups, including Block Medical Officer (BMO) and doctor groups.
• Prescriptions delivered to patients' mobile phones via the JXTA/JXME network.

Main Results:

• All 500 patients were successfully registered on the JXTA network.
• 300 patient histories were shared within the record peer group.
• 100 patient histories were referred to external doctor peer groups, and 100 were new users.

Conclusions:

• The developed system supports mobile streaming and healthcare management via JXTA/JXME.
• Simulated results confirm the system's capability for streaming audio and video.
• Further research is needed for knowledge mining and cloud-based mobile health management.