Continuous Physiological Monitoring Using Wearable Technology to Inform Individual Management of Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Outbreak Responses

Overview

Journal Int J Infect Dis

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2020 Jun 5

PMID 32497806

Citations 28

Authors

Damien K Ming

Sorawat Sangkaew

Ho Q Chanh

Phung T H Nhat

Sophie Yacoub

Pantelis Georgiou

Alison H Holmes

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Abstract

Optimal management of infectious diseases is guided by up-to-date information at the individual and public health levels. For infections of global importance, including emerging pandemics such as COVID-19 or prevalent endemic diseases such as dengue, identifying patients at risk of severe disease and clinical deterioration can be challenging, considering that the majority present with a mild illness. In our article, we describe the use of wearable technology for continuous physiological monitoring in healthcare settings. Deployment of wearables in hospital settings for the management of infectious diseases, or in the community to support syndromic surveillance during outbreaks, could provide significant, cost-effective advantages and improve healthcare delivery. We highlight a range of promising technologies employed by wearable devices and discuss the technical and ethical issues relating to implementation in the clinic, focusing on low- and middle- income countries. Finally, we propose a set of essential criteria for the rollout of wearable technology for clinical use.

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