Wearable Sensors in Healthcare and Sensor-Enhanced Health Information Systems: All Our Tomorrows?.
- Author:
Michael MARSCHOLLEK
1
;
Matthias GIETZELT
;
Mareike SCHULZE
;
Martin KOHLMANN
;
Bianying SONG
;
Klaus Hendrik WOLF
Author Information
- Publication Type:Evaluation Studies ; Review
- Keywords: Ambulatory Monitoring; Health Information Technology; Decision Support Systems
- MeSH: Delivery of Health Care; Health Information Systems; Medical Informatics; Monitoring, Ambulatory
- From:Healthcare Informatics Research 2012;18(2):97-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
