Mobile and wearable technologies in healthcare for the ageing population. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Malwade, Shwetambara; Abdul, Shabbir Syed; Uddin, Mohy; Nursetyo, Aldilas Achmad; Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Zhu, Xinxin (Katie); Cilliers, Liezel; Wong, Chun-Por; Bamidis, Panagiotis; Li, Yu-Chuan (Jack)
• Is Part Of: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine. Volume 161(2018)
• Page Start: 233
• Page End: 237
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: Elderly healthcare -- Ageing population -- Wearable technology -- Mobile systems -- Telemedicine -- MedInfo -- Gamification; Medicine -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Biology -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Computers -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biologie -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biology -- Computer programs; Medicine -- Computer programs; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.04.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-2607

Abstract

Abstract: The 16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MedInfo 2017) was held August 21–25, 2017, in Hangzhou, China. It provided a valuable platform for sharing the latest medical and health informatics research and related applications to the scientists, medical practitioners, entrepreneurs, and educators as well as students. During this event, on August 23, 2017, an important related topic was presented in a panel discussion entitled "Wearable technologies: Advancing the healthcare in ageing population" by panelists Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Panagiotis Bamidis, Chun-Por Wong, and Xinxin Zhu. Recent advances in health technologies, focusing on the aging population, their benefits and challenges were discussed, and these topics are summarized in this paper. The need for technology to improve of the life of older population, influential and beneficial technologies, for delivering these technologies to patients are described in this paper.