Technology-Enabled Assessment of Functional Health

Overview

Journal IEEE Rev Biomed Eng

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2018 Jul 12

PMID 29994684

Citations 16

Authors

Diane J Cook

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe

Linus Jonsson

Anne V Morant

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Abstract

The maturation of pervasive computing technologies has dramatically altered the face of healthcare. With the introduction of mobile devices, body area networks, and embedded computing systems, care providers can use continuous, ecologically valid information to overcome geographic and temporal barriers and thus provide more effective and timely health assessments. In this paper, we review recent technological developments that can be harnessed to replicate, enhance, or create methods for assessment of functional performance. Enabling technologies in wearable sensors, ambient sensors, mobile technologies, and virtual reality make it possible to quantify real-time functional performance and changes in cognitive health. These technologies, their uses for functional health assessment, and their challenges for adoption are presented in this paper.

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