Title :
Wearable sensors: Opportunities and challenges for low-cost health care
Author :
Fletcher, Richard R. ; Poh, Ming-Zher ; Eydgahi, Hoda
Author_Institution :
Media Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
Wearable sensors enable long-term continuous physiological monitoring, which is important for the treatment and management of many chronic illnesses, neurological disorders, and mental health issues. Examples include: diabetes, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), depression, drug addition, and anxiety disorders. In this paper, we present a few mobile health technologies developed by our group and also discuss emerging opportunities as well as existing challenges. Technologies presented include wearable sensors for electrodermal activity (EDA) and mobile plethysmography as well as mobile phones and the supporting wireless network architecture.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; diseases; health care; patient monitoring; patient treatment; plethysmography; sensors; skin; wireless sensor networks; anxiety disorders; autism spectrum disorder; chronic illness; depression; diabetes; disease management; drug addition; electrodermal activity; long term continuous physiological monitoring; low cost health care; mental health issues; mobile health technologies; mobile phones; mobile plethysmography; neurological disorders; patient treatment; wearable sensors; wireless network architecture; Biomedical monitoring; Bluetooth; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Monitoring; Wearable sensors; biomedical monitoring; low-cost health care; mobile health; telemedicine; wearable sensors; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Massachusetts; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Telemedicine; Telemetry; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626734
