ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2020
A Blockchain-Based Consent Platform for Active Assisted Living: Modeling Study and Conceptual Framework.
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- Evaluation of a blockchain-based dynamic consent platform (METORY) in a decentralized and multicenter clinical trial using virtual drugs.Clinical and translational science · 2022Article
- Blockchain Applications in Health Care and Public Health: Increased Transparency.JMIR medical informatics · 2021Article
- Convergence of Precision Medicine and Public Health Into Precision Public Health: Toward a Big Data Perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Perspectives of older adults on the ethics of active assisted living technologies: A Scoping review and conceptual framework.Digital healthReview
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundRecent advancements in active assisted living (AAL) technologies allow older adults to age well in place. However, sensing technologies increase the complexity of data collection points, making it difficult for users to consent to data collection. One possible solution for improving transparency in the consent management process is the use of blockchain, an immutable and timestamped ledger.
objectiveThis study aims to provide a conceptual framework based on technology aimed at mitigating trust issues in the consent management process.
methodsThe consent management process was modeled using established methodologies to obtain a mapping of trust issues. This mapping was then used to develop a conceptual framework based on previous monitoring and surveillance architectures for connected devices.
resultsIn this paper, we present a model that maps trust issues in the informed consent process; a conceptual framework capable of providing all the necessary underlining technologies, components, and functionalities required to develop applications capable of managing the process of informed consent for AAL, powered by blockchain technology to ensure transparency; and a diagram showing an instantiation of the framework with entities comprising the participants in the blockchain network, suggesting possible technologies that can be used.
conclusionsOur conceptual framework provides all the components and technologies that are required to enhance the informed consent process. Blockchain technology can help overcome several privacy challenges and mitigate trust issues that are currently present in the consent management process of data collection involving AAL technologies.
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