The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions
The increase in the elderly population globally and the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly have resulted in rising healthcare costs worldwide. Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart sensors to reduce healthcare costs and enhance the quality of life for the elderly is a highly...
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| author | Naser Shirvanian Maryam Shams Amir Masoud Rahmani Jan Lansky Stanislava Mildeova Mehdi Hosseinzadeh |
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| description | The increase in the elderly population globally and the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly have resulted in rising healthcare costs worldwide. Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart sensors to reduce healthcare costs and enhance the quality of life for the elderly is a highly effective and valuable solution. Effective monitoring can improve resource management in IoT-based healthcare systems. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) for elderly healthcare on the IoT to evaluate its various facets and key areas. The taxonomy of elderly healthcare studies in the IoT comprises six categories: smart homes, security and privacy, remote healthcare system, wearable devices, smartphone, healthcare and healthcare costs. Management of chronic diseases has the highest percentage of evaluation statistics in the field of smart homes, at 61%. In addition, 26% of smart homes in healthcare are devoted to behavioral characteristics and 13% to biological characteristics. Finally, this study highlights the visions and challenges of elderly healthcare articles and future work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a670dd66cd3f4e46a52a6b0697da41232025-08-20T03:19:16ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113713357137310.1109/ACCESS.2025.356214710969768The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future DirectionsNaser Shirvanian0Maryam Shams1Amir Masoud Rahmani2Jan Lansky3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2485-1494Stanislava Mildeova4Mehdi Hosseinzadeh5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3040-1801Department of Computer Engineering, Science, and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Basic Science, Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, IranFuture Technology Research Center, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Economic Studies, University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Computer Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Economic Studies, University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech RepublicSchool of Computer Science, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamThe increase in the elderly population globally and the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly have resulted in rising healthcare costs worldwide. Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart sensors to reduce healthcare costs and enhance the quality of life for the elderly is a highly effective and valuable solution. Effective monitoring can improve resource management in IoT-based healthcare systems. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) for elderly healthcare on the IoT to evaluate its various facets and key areas. The taxonomy of elderly healthcare studies in the IoT comprises six categories: smart homes, security and privacy, remote healthcare system, wearable devices, smartphone, healthcare and healthcare costs. Management of chronic diseases has the highest percentage of evaluation statistics in the field of smart homes, at 61%. In addition, 26% of smart homes in healthcare are devoted to behavioral characteristics and 13% to biological characteristics. Finally, this study highlights the visions and challenges of elderly healthcare articles and future work.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10969768/Internet of Thingssmart homesmartphoneremote healthcare systemsecurityprivacy |
| spellingShingle | Naser Shirvanian Maryam Shams Amir Masoud Rahmani Jan Lansky Stanislava Mildeova Mehdi Hosseinzadeh The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions IEEE Access Internet of Things smart home smartphone remote healthcare system security privacy |
| title | The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions |
| title_full | The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions |
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| title_short | The Internet of Things in Elderly Healthcare Applications: A Systematic Review and Future Directions |
| title_sort | internet of things in elderly healthcare applications a systematic review and future directions |
| topic | Internet of Things smart home smartphone remote healthcare system security privacy |
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