Wearable Sensors in Healthcare and Sensor-Enhanced Health Information Systems: All Our Tomorrows?
| Autor: | Michael Marschollek, Matthias Gietzelt, Mareike Schulze, Martin Kohlmann, Bianying Song, Klaus-Hendrik Wolf |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Healthcare Informatics Research, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 97-104 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2093-3681 2093-369X |
| DOI: | 10.4258/hir.2012.18.2.97 |
| Popis: | Wearable sensor systems which allow for remote or self-monitoring of health-related parameters are regarded as one means to alleviate the consequences of demographic change. This paper aims to summarize current research in wearable sensors as well as in sensor-enhanced health information systems. Wearable sensor technologies are already advanced in terms of their technical capabilities and are frequently used for cardio-vascular monitoring. Epidemiologic predictions suggest that neuropsychiatric diseases will have a growing impact on our health systems and thus should be addressed more intensively. Two current project examples demonstrate the benefit of wearable sensor technologies: long-term, objective measurement under daily-life, unsupervised conditions. Finally, up-to-date approaches for the implementation of sensor-enhanced health information systems are outlined. Wearable sensors are an integral part of future pervasive, ubiquitous and person-centered health care delivery. Future challenges include their integration into sensor-enhanced health information systems and sound evaluation studies involving measures of workload reduction and costs. |
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