Tahir Abbas^1,*, Ali Haider Khan², Khadija Kanwal³, Ali Daud^4,*, Muhammad Irfan⁵, Amal Bukhari⁶, Riad Alharbey⁶

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.48, No.4, pp. 871-895, 2024, DOI:10.32604/csse.2024.049026 - 17 July 2024

Abstract The integration of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and the Internet of Things (IoT), which has revolutionized patient care through features like remote critical care and real-time therapy, is examined in this study in response to the changing healthcare landscape. Even with these improvements, security threats are associated with the increased connectivity of medical equipment, which calls for a thorough assessment. With a primary focus on addressing security and performance enhancement challenges, the research classifies current IoT communication devices, examines their applications in IoMT, and investigates important aspects of IoMT devices in healthcare. The More >

Akinboade Oludele Akinloye^1,*, Obareng Baldwin Manoko², Mmafani Serote², Trevor Taft³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 255-276, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.011111 - 30 April 2021

Abstract This study examined mental health issues affecting the group of individuals who are in the social media contact list of the researchers. This was done by administering a closed structured questionnaire, covering information from participants’ demographic characteristics, duration of time spent on ICT usage, to their perceived health effects thereof. Male respondents, largely unemployed are active ICT users, addicted to the Internet, and also suffer from unspecified ailments. Aged 31–35 and above, half of men and all women participants spend more than 5 h per day. High-intensive ICT use is associated, in general, with concurrent… More >

Sarah Chaudhry¹, Fakhra Batool¹, Abdul Hafeez Muhammad¹, Ansar Siddique^2,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.2, pp. 379-395, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.016263 - 01 April 2021

Abstract Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has revolutionized the healthcare leading to provision of eHealth facilities remotely. During the peak time of COVID-19, as the long queues at health care facilities can result in spread of the virus. ICT can play an effective role especially for reducing the extended waiting time of patients to consult a medical practitioner which is considered as a source of hazard during the pandemic. However, in developing countries where majority population is semiliterate so find difficulty when come into contact with appointment systems which are not particularly designed keeping in consideration… More >