TY - JOUR
T1 - The promise of wearable activity sensors to define patient recovery
AU - Appelboom, Geoff
AU - Yang, Annie H.
AU - Christophe, Brandon R.
AU - Bruce, Eliza M.
AU - Slomian, Justine
AU - Bruyère, Olivier
AU - Bruce, Samuel S.
AU - Zacharia, Brad E.
AU - Reginster, Jean Yves
AU - Sander Connolly, E.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - The recent emergence of mobile health - the use of mobile telecommunication and wireless devices to improve health outcomes, services, and research - has inspired a patient-centric approach to monitor health metrics. Sensors embedded in wearable devices are utilized to acquire greater self-knowledge by tracking basic parameters such as blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature as well as data related to exercise, diet, and psychological state. To that end, recent studies on utilizing wireless fitness activity trackers to monitor and promote functional recovery in patients suggest that collecting up-to-date performance data could help patients regain functional independence and help hospitals determine the appropriate length of stay for a patient. This manuscript examines existing functional assessment scales, discusses the use of activity tracking sensors in evaluating functional independence, and explores the growing application of wireless technology in measuring and promoting functional recovery.
AB - The recent emergence of mobile health - the use of mobile telecommunication and wireless devices to improve health outcomes, services, and research - has inspired a patient-centric approach to monitor health metrics. Sensors embedded in wearable devices are utilized to acquire greater self-knowledge by tracking basic parameters such as blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature as well as data related to exercise, diet, and psychological state. To that end, recent studies on utilizing wireless fitness activity trackers to monitor and promote functional recovery in patients suggest that collecting up-to-date performance data could help patients regain functional independence and help hospitals determine the appropriate length of stay for a patient. This manuscript examines existing functional assessment scales, discusses the use of activity tracking sensors in evaluating functional independence, and explores the growing application of wireless technology in measuring and promoting functional recovery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.12.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24534628
AN - SCOPUS:84901196400
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 21
SP - 1089
EP - 1093
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 7
ER -