A review of wearable and unobtrusive sensing technologies for chronic disease management. (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Yao; Liu, Xiangyu; Peng, Shun; Jiang, Xinyu; Xu, Ke; Chen, Chen; Wang, Zeyu; Dai, Chenyun; Chen, Wei
• Is Part Of: Computers in biology and medicine. Volume 129(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Wearable devices -- Unobtrusive sensing -- Chronic disease -- Chronic disease management; Medicine -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Biology -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104163
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0010-4825

Abstract

Abstract: With the rapidly increasing number of patients with chronic disease, numerous recent studies have put great efforts into achieving long-term health monitoring and patient management. Specifically, chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and brain disease can threaten patients' health conditions over a long period of time, thus effecting their daily lives. Vital health parameters, such as heart rate, respiratory rate, SpO2 and blood pressure, are closely associated with patients’ conditions. Wearable devices and unobtrusive sensing technologies can detect such parameters in a convenient way and provide timely predictions on health condition deterioration by tracking these biomedical signals and health parameters. In this paper, we review current advancements in wearable devices and unobtrusive sensing technologies that can provides possible tools and technological supports for chronic disease management. Current challenges and future directions of related techniques are addressed accordingly. Highlights: We review current advancements in wearable devices and unobtrusive sensing technologies that can provides possible tools and technological supports for chronic disease management. Current challenges and future directions of related techniques are addressed accordingly.