Wearable sensors: Opportunities and challenges for low-cost health care

Wearable sensors enable long-term continuous physiological monitoring, which is important for the treatment and management of many chronic illnesses, neurological disorders, and mental health issues. Examples include: diabetes, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), depression, drug addition, and anxiety d...

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Published in:2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2010-01, p.1763-1766
Main Authors: Fletcher, R R, Ming-Zher Poh, Eydgahi, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical monitoring
Bluetooth
low-cost health care
Mobile communication
Mobile handsets
mobile health
Monitoring
telemedicine
Wearable sensors
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Summary:Wearable sensors enable long-term continuous physiological monitoring, which is important for the treatment and management of many chronic illnesses, neurological disorders, and mental health issues. Examples include: diabetes, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), depression, drug addition, and anxiety disorders. In this paper, we present a few mobile health technologies developed by our group and also discuss emerging opportunities as well as existing challenges. Technologies presented include wearable sensors for electrodermal activity (EDA) and mobile plethysmography as well as mobile phones and the supporting wireless network architecture.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626734