Kuo, Mu-HsingBorycki, ElizabethKushniruk, AndreHuang, Yueh-MinHung, Shu-Hui2016-05-032016-05-0320142014Kuo, M-H., Borycki, E., Kushniruk, A., Huang, Y-M. & Hung, S-H. (2014). A cloud computing based platform for sleep behavior and chronic diseases collaborative research. In Saranto, K., Weaver, C.A. & Chang, P. (Eds.), Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Volume 201: Nursing Informatics 2014 (pp.63-70). Amsterdam, NL: IOS Press.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-415-2-63http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7268The objective of this study is to propose a Cloud Computing based platform for sleep behavior and chronic disease collaborative research. The platform consists of two main components: (1) a sensing bed sheet with textile sensors to automatically record patient’s sleep behaviors and vital signs, and (2) a service-oriented cloud computing architecture (SOCCA) that provides a data repository and allows for sharing and analysis of collected data. Also, we describe our systematic approach to implementing the SOCCA. We believe that the new cloud-based platform can provide nurse and other health professional researchers located in differing geographic locations with a cost effective, flexible, secure and privacy-preserved research environment.enAttribution-NonCommercial 2.5 CanadaCloud ComputingService Oriented ArchitectureHealth Information TechnologySleep BehaviorArticleSchool of Health Information ScienceSchool of Nursing