IoT in Healthcare Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)

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IoT in healthcare Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................4
1.1 Background.......................................................................................................................4
1.2 Problem statement.................................................................................................................5
1.3 Aim, Objectives and Research Questions..............................................................................5
1.4 Research Structure............................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................8
2.1 Concept of Internet of Things in Healthcare.........................................................................8
2.2 Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)................................................................................9
2.3 Proposed Framework...........................................................................................................16
Chapter 3: Research methodology.................................................................................................20
3.1 Research philosophy............................................................................................................20
3.2 Research Approach..............................................................................................................20
3.3 Research design...................................................................................................................21
3.4 Data Collection approach....................................................................................................21
3.5 Sampling Method.................................................................................................................22
3.6 Data Analysis Method.........................................................................................................22
3.7 Ethical Consideration...........................................................................................................23
3.8 Research Limitations...........................................................................................................23
3.9 Timeline...............................................................................................................................23

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Chapter 4: Data Findings and Analysis.........................................................................................26
4.1 Quantitative data analysis....................................................................................................26
Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendation...............................................................................38
5.1 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................38
5.2 Linking with the objectives.................................................................................................39
5.3 Recommendations................................................................................................................40
5.4 Future Scope........................................................................................................................41
References......................................................................................................................................42

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been used to design a body sensor network (BSN) in which
sensors can be monitored and handled with the help of Wi-Fi access beyond the location. There
has been the growth in smart devices in recent years. IoT has been capitalizing the technology
market in recent years (Wu et al. 2017). Various smart systems have been used in the healthcare
industry for providing quality healthcare services to people. These small interconnected devices
have been helping in various fields including healthcare sector. A Primary application in the
smart healthcare system in which doctors are able to monitor symptoms of patient remotely by
the use of Wireless Body Area Network in IoT environment. An IoT environment has been
depended on security and privacy which has been still questionable in many IoT architecture.
Sensors connected on a human body perceive phenomenon including heartbeat and Body Area
network. The main concern of these sensors has been ensuring a secure way for communicating
and coordinating among devices for forming a flawless system. Wireless Body Network
(WBAN) has been helping in communication between implanted sensors on human body
(Elhayatmy, Dey and Ashour 2018). Data used to be shared over internet, hence security
becomes an important concern for end users and connected devices. The security of data an
information of human body has been a major problem in the IoT. These sensor devices are used
to get diverse reactions of a patient like heartbeat, body temperature, heartbeat, breath and ECG,
etc and send these signs to a Body Network Controller (BNC). BNC is a fundamental piece of a
WBAN which is talented to get sensor data and in the wake of taking care of advances to the
united e-Health server. The e-Health server subsequently saves this steady data from various
patients that can be checked by his clinician.

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In recent scenario, individuals form different ages have been coming forward for
experiencing advancement of wearable devices that monitors blood pressure, blood glucose
levels, heartbeats and sleeping patterns. Medical smart devices are connected with the human
body that helps in collecting data from the human body related to health checkup. These sensors
have been providing an advanced way of clinical services for human body. However, with the
implementation of IoT in healthcare, security and privacy has been a major factor of threat for
smart devices (Liao et al. 2016). Data used to be shared over internet, hence security becomes an
important concern for end users and connected devices.
1.2 Problem statement
The major problem focused in this research has been the trust factor of human beings in
utilization of IoT in healthcare and smart devices for healthcare. Traditional method of
healthcare services have been continuing for long years and people have trust over those
traditional method of health care. However, with the advancement of technology, IoT has been
implemented in the health care industry. Thus, people are not able to trust in latest technologies
used in the modern healthcare services (Hasan et al. 2019). Wireless Body Area Networks
(WBAN) have been new technology that have been able to provide quality and instant healthcare
services to patients. Therefore, people need to show trust in these new technologies. However, on
other side, the use of technology has been creating opportunities for security and privacy threats
of data of human body to hackers. The security issue have been the major drawbacks of
implementing smart IoT devices in the healthcare industry.
1.3 Aim, Objectives and Research Questions
The aim of the research has been focused on impact of IoT on healthcare industry by the use
of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN).

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The objectives of the research are as follows:
 To analyze the impact of IoT in Healthcare by using Wireless Body Area Network
(WBAN)
 To identify security and privacy threats prevailing in implementation of IoT in healthcare
 To analyze the level of trust of people on IoT in healthcare Wireless Body Area Network
(WBAN)
 To recommend strategies to mitigate issues faced in IoT in Healthcare Wireless Body
Area Network (WBAN)
Following are the research questions:
 What is the impact of IoT in Healthcare by using Wireless Body Area Network
(WBAN)?
 What are the security and privacy threats prevailing in implementation of IoT in
healthcare?
 How much should we trust IoT in healthcare Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)?
 How these issues in IoT in healthcare Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) can be
mitigated?
1.4 Research Structure
This research consist of five chapters namely Introduction, literature review, research
methodology, data findings and analysis and conclusion and recommendations. The first chapter
deals with introducing the research topic as IoT in healthcare. This chapter provides basic
background of the IoT in healthcare and Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN). The problem

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due ti which this research is carried out has been explained in the chapter. The aim, objectives ad
research questions have been initiated in this chapter.
The second chapter about critically analyzing the implementation of IoT in healthcare
industry. There have been various existing literatures have been studied and analyzed in this
chapter. This chapter helps in understanding deep knowledge about WBAN and IoT in
healthcare. This chapter led to the methodology for the research.
Figure 1: Research Structure
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The third chapter deals with the research methodology. This chapter describes about the
procedure followed in the study in order to complete it. There have been several arts of the
research methodology. Data collection method has been discussed in the chapter. The approach
of the study has been initialized in this chapter. This chapter has helped in managing the research
in an ethical manner.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Literature review
Chapter 3: Research methodology
Chapter 4: Data Findings and Analysis
Chapter 5: Conclusion and recommendations

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The fourth chapter is related to the data findings and analysis of data collected in
previous section. This chapter frames collected data in a proper manner and analysis is done.
Data analysis is depended on the type of data collected in the study. The results and outcomes are
shown in this chapter.
The last chapter concluded all the finding and results gained form completing the
research. A proper conclusion has been provided in the chapter. Proper recommendations have
been provided for betterment of IoT in healthcare.
Chapter 2: Literature Review
2.1 Concept of Internet of Things in Healthcare
The advancement in technology has positive affected communication and information
sector. The emergent technology named as Internet of Things has been helping in designing the
future of technical devices in the world. There have been various applications of IoT in different
fields. IoT has played an important role in healthcare industry by reducing costs and increasing
quality of healthcare services. As commented by Sallabi et al. (2018), it has been possible for
tracking health parameters including blood pressure, body temperature and blood glucose. The
development of ioorved sensors in healthcare have been helping in increasing the
implementation of IoT in healthcare. As mentioned in work of Khan et al. (2017), medical
devices have seen huge changes from traditional approach of unconnected system to modern
wireless connected network. These advancements have been the emergence of medical IoT
systems connected to cell phones. As argued by Kim et al. (2015), wireless network connection
contains many security breaches during transfer of data and information. There have been many
cases of security breaches in the wireless connection network data transfer. As suggested by