A Systematic Literature Review on Trustworthiness for Applications Used in eHealth Environments.

Area of Science:

• eHealth and Internet of Things (IoT) applications in healthcare.
• Technological advancements in remote patient monitoring and data management.

Background:

• Internet of Things (IoT) advancements offer enhanced patient comfort and safety through remote monitoring and data applications.
• eHealth applications handle sensitive patient data, necessitating high trustworthiness.

Purpose of the Study:

• Identify gaps in trustworthiness, availability, effectiveness, and security of eHealth applications.
• Highlight research challenges and opportunities in eHealth technology adoption.
• Provide guidance for selecting appropriate eHealth technologies based on available resources and maturity.

Main Methods:

• Systematic literature review.
• Defined research questions, conducted literature search, screened papers, and performed data extraction and mapping.

Main Results:

• eHealth applications enhance patient care through health data monitoring and support clinical decision-making with reasonable trustworthiness.
• Applications can alert external caregivers during emergencies and aid in diagnosis and treatment.
• Challenges include sensor lifetime, data sharing, interoperability, and lack of standardization.

Conclusions:

• Systematic review discusses state-of-the-art eHealth applications and current research.
• Mapped technological characteristics to aid future decision-making in eHealth.
• Uncovered strengths, future perspectives, and challenges of eHealth applications, emphasizing trustworthiness.