Impact and Significance of Wireless Sensor Network in Health Care: A Systematic Analysis

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been used in various fields to monitor and collect data by connecting several nodes. This systematic review investigates the role and potential of WSNs in various fields such as environmental sensing, health care, manufacturing, and smart city. In comparison to wired networks, WSNs offer higher scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness.
Some of the areas that have been affected positively include; accuracy in data collection and gathering, response to events of importance, and efficiency in energy usage. Beyond this, the importance of WSNs is also in their suitability for enabling more complex applications such as IoT, as well as in their capacity to enable heterogeneity and integration between different devices. This
analysis gives the recent developments in WSN technologies like low power communication protocols, security and robustness, and network management that improve the effectiveness of WSNs. This research also reveals some limitations, such as a lack of power, data privacy, and the absence of standards. The systematic analysis highlights the importance of WSNs in the enhancement of technology solutions, innovation, and handling of emerging issues in different fields.