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Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare
Navigating contemporary healthcare, wearable technology and smartphones are marking the dawn of a transformative era in patient observation and personalised care. Wearables, equipped with various sensing technologies (e.g., accelerometer for movement, optics for heart rate), are increasingly being r...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38007554 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00971-z |
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description | Navigating contemporary healthcare, wearable technology and smartphones are marking the dawn of a transformative era in patient observation and personalised care. Wearables, equipped with various sensing technologies (e.g., accelerometer for movement, optics for heart rate), are increasingly being recognised for their expansive potential in (remote) patient monitoring, diagnostics, and therapeutic applications which suggests a plausible move towards a more decentralised healthcare system. This shift is evident as healthcare providers and patients alike are becoming increasingly accepting of wearable-driven tools, as they enable continuous health monitoring outside of traditional clinical settings. Equally, the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, now more than mere communication tools, is being harnessed to serve as pivotal health monitoring instruments. Their added sensing capabilities with Internet of Things (IoT) driven connectivity enable a (relatively) seamless transition from conventional health practices to a more interconnected, digital age. However, this evolving landscape is not without its challenges, with concerns surrounding data privacy, security, and ensuring equitable access to digital advances. As we delve deeper into digital healthcare, we must harness the full potential of those technologies and ensure their ethical and equitable implementation, envisioning a future where healthcare is not just hospital-centric but is part of our daily lives. |
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spelling | pubmed-106763762023-11-25 Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare Wall, Conor Hetherington, Victoria Godfrey, Alan NPJ Digit Med Editorial Navigating contemporary healthcare, wearable technology and smartphones are marking the dawn of a transformative era in patient observation and personalised care. Wearables, equipped with various sensing technologies (e.g., accelerometer for movement, optics for heart rate), are increasingly being recognised for their expansive potential in (remote) patient monitoring, diagnostics, and therapeutic applications which suggests a plausible move towards a more decentralised healthcare system. This shift is evident as healthcare providers and patients alike are becoming increasingly accepting of wearable-driven tools, as they enable continuous health monitoring outside of traditional clinical settings. Equally, the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, now more than mere communication tools, is being harnessed to serve as pivotal health monitoring instruments. Their added sensing capabilities with Internet of Things (IoT) driven connectivity enable a (relatively) seamless transition from conventional health practices to a more interconnected, digital age. However, this evolving landscape is not without its challenges, with concerns surrounding data privacy, security, and ensuring equitable access to digital advances. As we delve deeper into digital healthcare, we must harness the full potential of those technologies and ensure their ethical and equitable implementation, envisioning a future where healthcare is not just hospital-centric but is part of our daily lives. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10676376/ /pubmed/38007554 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00971-z Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Editorial Wall, Conor Hetherington, Victoria Godfrey, Alan Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title | Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title_full | Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title_fullStr | Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title_full_unstemmed | Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title_short | Beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
title_sort | beyond the clinic: the rise of wearables and smartphones in decentralising healthcare |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38007554 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00971-z |
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