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Farahnaz Sadoughi1, Ali Behmanesh2, Nasrin Sayfouri3
1Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
|February 12, 2020
Summary
This study maps Internet of Things (IoT) advancements in medicine, finding home-based applications in neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry are most common. Further research is needed to define IoT terminology in medical contexts.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Healthcare Technology
Background:
- Existing reviews cover IoT in diverse healthcare domains but lack focus solely on medicine.
- There is a need to systematically map the evolution and application of IoT specifically within the medical field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and classify current Internet of Things (IoT) developments exclusively in medicine.
- To provide a graphical and tabular overview of experimental and practical IoT applications in medicine.
- To analyze involved medical sub-fields, locations of use, and bibliometric data of IoT research articles.
Main Methods:
- Systematic mapping study of research published between 2000 and 2018.
- Screening of major scientific databases: IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed.
- Selection of 89 papers from an initial pool of 3679 based on inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Main Results:
- Most medical IoT studies are experimental/prototyping, with home being the primary application location.
- Neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry/psychology are the most researched medical sub-fields using IoT.
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal leads in influential publications; India, China, and the US are leading countries in research.
Conclusions:
- The number of medical IoT studies is surging, suggesting broader adoption across medical sub-fields.
- Ambiguity in IoT terminology (system, platform, device) necessitates a taxonomy study for precise definitions.
- Further research areas in medical IoT are identified within the study.
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