Title
Home automation control with the IoT application: a key tool to stop the transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Other title
Control domótico con la aplicación del IoT: una herramienta clave para frenar la transmisión de SARS-CoV-2
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud Publica
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic. Many infected clusters have been found within family households, but data on secondary transmission among household contacts are limited. The evolution of the epidemiological situation has shown that social distancing, the application of personal protective equipment and remote activities at home are effective measures to stop the transmission of the virus; and the last of these is gaining increasing importance due to the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients in their homes. The objective of this study is to compare the effect of the integration of home automation elements in houses with positive patients in isolation with Covid-19 and conventional houses without any remote element, understanding that the least contact with surfaces, objects and areas are important to prevent the spread. In relation to Social Isolation and Remote Activity, the frequency percentages were very similar; while in the Protection Measures, the smart house with older adults presented a lower percentage of frequency compared to the conventional house and the smart house with contemporary adults. Our data provide information on the rate of secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the home and the effect of the inclusion of home automation elements to prevent contagion.
Start page
280
End page
287
Volume
62
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Robótica, Control automático Sistema respiratorio Ingeniería médica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85132350925
Source
Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental
ISSN of the container
16904648
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