Monitoring stress level parameters of frequent computer users

The Growth in computer technology in all the facets of the world, and life are growing to the point that everyone needs a computer to carry out their work in everyday life. While using the computer for long hours, little is cared about posture, resulting in body ache and some harmful everlasting effects on the body. Computer users can protect themselves from those health risks by implementing proper workplace design and good posture. Ergonomics is the science of designing the workplace, with respect to the capabilities and limitations of the worker. Computer vision syndrome is a term used specifically to describe vision related problems and the other symptoms caused by continuous computer use. Work stress also results in an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Remotely monitoring a patient's health condition is now easily possible with the use of sensors, actuators and mobile communication devices, combined together called as Internet of Things for Medical Devices. The Arduino Yun is a Microcontroller board having built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi support and can be connected to a vast array of web-based Resource and services with the use of Temboo, a cloud-based platform with processes for APIs, databases, and more. The parameters considered under Ergonomic workspace like distance between user and computer, angle with which the computer screen should be positioned can be analysed using Ultrasonic and Accelerometer sensors; while pulse sensor to analyse heart rate under work pressure. The Microcontroller board processes the received sensor data and can alert the user through an SMS or mail to take certain precautionary measures if the desired threshold limit is not satisfied.