Pilot test of the mutual assistance system using a wearable device for the elderly in WEB3.0 technology

Abstract

Using wearable devices and WEB3.0 to make doctor-patient interaction smarter. The aging of the population and COVID-19 have placed a tremendous workload on the medical field. Traditional monitoring has been centralized, with healthcare professionals providing face-to-face care to all patients. This is where blockchain is utilized, where users themselves have data and monitor each other. Mutual monitoring of medical information on the blockchain creates a mutually supportive relationship where users themselves monitor each other. In this demonstration experiment, the system was introduced to six elderly people. This decentralized system in which users themselves monitor each other is called the Web3 type. The Web type is a technology that is expected to break through the current concentration of data in overseas digital industries and leave digital data resources in Japan. This research is unique in that it combines blockchain technology, which is at the core of this technology, with medical information. A mutual assistance system was constructed to visualize and mutually monitor their exercise habits using wearable terminals. As a result, the exercise habits of all participants improved, and unique information was obtained from the questionnaire survey.