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VINE JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Volume 49, Issue 2, Pages 229-240Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/VJIKMS-10-2018-0091
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Qualitative research; Perception; Internet of things; IoT and health professional; IoT body of knowledge; IoT in health
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Purpose Internet of Things (IoT) as the new technological paradigm has found many applications in different domains. Nowadays, more than 30,000 records related to IoT research can be accessed in Scopus (Scopus.com). Health care is the one of domains which benefits from IoT. However, observations indicate that most active researchers in this area are technical people not health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to understand how health professionals can contribute to the IoT body of knowledge. Design/methodology/approach IoT professionals are asked to provide their views regarding research concerns, and the collected data are analyzed by phenomenography research methodology. Findings Findings indicate that health professionals can contribute through providing information, requirement or standards for developing IoT systems or devices. They can also introduce new applications or domains for which IoT is fit. Originality/value This paper tries to fill the gap concerning the lack of attention to undertaking IoT-related research from health professionals' side and highlights ways that health professionals can contribute IoT body of knowledge.
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