8 Mobile Monitoring Application to Support Sustainable Behavioral Change toward Healthy Lifestyle

Valerie M. Jones, Rene A. de Wijk, Jantine Duit, Ing A. Widya, Richard G.A. Bults, Ricardo J.M. Batista, Hermie Hermens and Lucas P.J.J. Noldus

We describe the development of body area networks (BANs) incorporating sensors and other devices to provide intelligent mobile services in healthcare and well-being. The first BAN applications were designed to simply transmit biosignals and display them remotely. Further developments include analysis and interpretation of biosignals in the light of context data. By including feedback loops, BAN telemonitoring was also augmented with teletreatment services. Recent developments include incorporation of clinical ...

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