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 the 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 an opportunity for researchers who can apply more artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to 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.
Introduction
Wearable technologies enable the continuous monitoring of human physical activities and behaviors, as well as physiological and biochemical parameters during daily life.
The most commonly measured data include vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, as well as blood oxygen saturation, posture, and physical activities through the use of electrocardiogram (ECG), ballistocardiogram (BCG), and other devices.
Potentially, wearable photo or video devices could provide additional clinical information.
Wearable devices can be attached to shoes, eyeglasses, earrings, clothing, gloves, and watches. Wearable devices also may evolve to be skin-attachable devices. Sensors can be embedded into the environment, such as chairs, car seats, and mattresses.
A smartphone is typically used to collect information and transmit it to a remote server for storage and analysis. There are two major types of wearable devices that are used for studying gait patterns.
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