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Internet of Things for Ambient-Assisted Living—An Overview

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The traditional family setup that ensures safety and caring for the elderly has changed due to the change in work culture and societal setup. Caring for the bed-ridden with chronic diseases consumes time and money which can be beyond imagination. Ambient-assisted living (AAL) is a boon as it provides an improved quality by monitoring daily routines to provide immediate healthcare services as and when required. Internet of things (IoT) plays a great role in developing technologies for ambient-assisted living. The adoption of this technology has given enormous improvement in the medical and healthcare domain, especially in diagnostic, prevention and patient care activities ensuring utmost comfort. This smart technology has opened up a wide world of possibilities in healthcare which is quite obvious by the massive usage of IoT devices in diagnostic medical equipment and wearable healthcare devices.

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    A. Vijayalakshmi & Deepa V. Jose

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Vijayalakshmi, A., Jose, D.V. (2020). Internet of Things for Ambient-Assisted Living—An Overview. In: Raj, P., Chatterjee, J., Kumar, A., Balamurugan, B. (eds) Internet of Things Use Cases for the Healthcare Industry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37526-3_10

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