Tổng quan về cảm biến và hệ thống đeo trong ứng dụng phục hồi chức năng

Shyamal Patel1, Hyung-Kyu Park2, Paolo Bonato1, Leighton Chan2, Mary M. Rodgers3
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
3Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Tóm tắt

Tóm tắt

Mục tiêu của bài báo tổng quan này là tóm tắt những phát triển gần đây trong lĩnh vực cảm biến và hệ thống đeo có liên quan đến lĩnh vực phục hồi chức năng. Khối lượng công việc ngày càng tăng tập trung vào việc áp dụng công nghệ đeo để giám sát người cao tuổi và các đối tượng mắc các bệnh mãn tính trong môi trường gia đình và cộng đồng đã biện minh cho sự nhấn mạnh của bài báo tổng quan này là tóm tắt các ứng dụng lâm sàng của công nghệ đeo hiện đang được đánh giá hơn là mô tả sự phát triển của các cảm biến và hệ thống đeo mới. Một mô tả ngắn gọn về các công nghệ hỗ trợ quan trọng (như công nghệ cảm biến, công nghệ truyền thông và các kỹ thuật phân tích dữ liệu) đã cho phép các nhà nghiên cứu triển khai các hệ thống đeo được theo sau bởi một mô tả chi tiết về các lĩnh vực ứng dụng chính của công nghệ đeo. Các ứng dụng được mô tả trong bài báo tổng quan này bao gồm những ứng dụng tập trung vào sức khỏe và sự an toàn, phục hồi tại nhà, đánh giá hiệu quả điều trị và phát hiện sớm các rối loạn. Sự tích hợp giữa cảm biến đeo và cảm biến môi trường được thảo luận trong bối cảnh đạt được giám sát tại nhà đối với người cao tuổi và các đối tượng có điều kiện mãn tính. Công việc trong tương lai cần thiết để tiến tới triển khai lâm sàng các cảm biến và hệ thống đeo được thảo luận.

Từ khóa

#Wearable technology #Rehabilitation #Chronic conditions #Aging population #Home monitoring #Sensor technology #Data analysis #Clinical applications #Health and safety

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