Wearable Technology Applications in Healthcare: A Literature Review.

Wearable technologies can be innovative solutions for healthcare problems. In this study, we conducted a literature review of wearable technology applications in healthcare. Some wearable technology applications are designed for prevention of diseases and maintenance of health, such as weight contro...

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Publicado en:Online Journal of Nursing Informatics Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 8 - 9
Autores principales: Wu, Min, Luo, Jake
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: HIMSS Foundation Fall2019
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          Wearable Sensors
          Health Care Industry
          Assistive Technology
          Physical Activity
          Monitoring, Physiologic
          Sports Medicine
          Weight Control
          Health Education
          Cancer Survivors
          Stroke Patients
          Brain Injuries
          Spinal Injuries
          Parkinson Disease
          Autism Spectrum Disorder
          Diabetes Education
          Depression
          Data Analytics
          Decision Making, Clinical
      ab: Wearable technologies can be innovative solutions for healthcare problems. In this study, we conducted a literature review of wearable technology applications in healthcare. Some wearable technology applications are designed for prevention of diseases and maintenance of health, such as weight control and physical activity monitoring. Wearable devices are also used for patient management and disease management. The wearable applications can directly impact clinical decision making. Some believe that wearable technologies could improve the quality of patient care while reducing the cost of care, such as patient rehabilitation outside of hospitals. The big data generated by wearable devices is both a challenge and opportunity for researchers who can apply more artificial intelligence (AI) techniques on these data in the future. Most wearable technologies are still in their prototype stages. Issues such as user acceptance, security, ethics and big data concerns in wearable technology still need to be addressed to enhance the usability and functions of these devices for practical use.
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