Healthc Inform Res.  2017 Jan;23(1):4-15. 10.4258/hir.2017.23.1.4.

Wearable Devices in Medical Internet of Things: Scientific Research and Commercially Available Devices

• Haghi M
• Thurow K
• Stoll R

• KMID: 2368980
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2017.23.1.4

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Wearable devices are currently at the heart of just about every discussion related to the Internet of Things. The requirement for self-health monitoring and preventive medicine is increasing due to the projected dramatic increase in the number of elderly people until 2020. Developed technologies are truly able to reduce the overall costs for prevention and monitoring. This is possible by constantly monitoring health indicators in various areas, and in particular, wearable devices are considered to carry this task out. These wearable devices and mobile apps now have been integrated with telemedicine and telehealth efficiently, to structure the medical Internet of Things. This paper reviews wearable health care devices both in scientific papers and commercial efforts.
METHODS
MIoT is demonstrated through a defined architecture design, including hardware and software dealing with wearable devices, sensors, smart phones, medical application, and medical station analyzers for further diagnosis and data storage.
RESULTS
Wearables, with the help of improved technology have been developed greatly and are considered reliable tools for long-term health monitoring systems. These are applied in the observation of a large variety of health monitoring indicators in the environment, vital signs, and fitness.
CONCLUSIONS
Wearable devices are now used for a wide range of healthcare observation. One of the most important elements essential in data collection is the sensor. During recent years with improvement in semiconductor technology, sensors have made investigation of a full range of parameters closer to realization.

Keyword

Delivery of Health Care; Information Storage and Retrieval; Internet; Mobile Applications; Smartphone; Telemedicine

MeSH Terms

Aged
Data Collection
Delivery of Health Care
Diagnosis
Heart
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval
Internet*
Mobile Applications
Preventive Medicine
Semiconductors
Smartphone
Telemedicine
Vital Signs

Figure

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  Figure 1 (A-D) Four popular motion tracker wearable devices. (E) Four popular motion tracker wearable devices wristworn.

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  Figure 2 Smart clothing in communication with outside world.

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  Figure 3 Washable smart clothing.

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  Figure 4 Arduino Uno board (an Arduino Wi-Fi Shield, e-Health Sensor Shield).

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