ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Wearable Health Devices-Vital Sign Monitoring, Systems and Technologies.
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Who cites it
226 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring using wearables for cardiovascular risk assessment: a systematic review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of wearable devices on physical activity monitoring in pulmonary rehabilitation programs for chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence in diabetes management: transformative potential, challenges, and opportunities in healthcare.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2025Pooled it
- Movement Disorders and Smart Wrist Devices: A Comprehensive Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Deep learning in voice analysis for diagnosing vocal cord pathologies: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Pooled it
- The acceptability of using wearable electronic devices to monitor physical activity of patients with Multiple Myeloma undergoing treatment: a systematic review.Clinical hematology international · 2024Pooled it
- Patient engagement in multimorbidity: a systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Current methods for contactless optical patient diagnosis: a systematic review.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Pooled it
- Recent Academic Research on Clinically Relevant Digital Measures: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- The Contribution of Machine Learning in the Validation of Commercial Wearable Sensors for Gait Monitoring in Patients: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- The Use of Wearables in Clinical Trials During Cancer Treatment: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Benefits of Home-Based Solutions for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes on Health Care Costs: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Wearable Trackers on Physical Activity in Healthy Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Trial
- Wearable Electronic Monitoring of Vital Signs in Hospitalised Adults: A Nursing Focused Scoping Review of Clinical, Economic and Implementation Outcomes.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Self-Powered Triboelectric Biofluid Sensors for Early Disease Screening and Diagnosis: A Review.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- FPGA-Based Weighted DTW Framework with Hybrid Gait Symmetry Index for Real-Time Wearable Gait Classification.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Wearable sensors for respiratory protection in occupational settings.Journal of safety research · 2026Review
- Design and Fabrication of a Chitosan-Based Diaphragm Digital Stethoscope for Heart Sound Acquisition.Micromachines · 2026Article
166 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Wearable Health Devices (WHDs) are increasingly helping people to better monitor their health status both at an activity/fitness level for self-health tracking and at a medical level providing more data to clinicians with a potential for earlier diagnostic and guidance of treatment. The technology revolution in the miniaturization of electronic devices is enabling to design more reliable and adaptable wearables, contributing for a world-wide change in the health monitoring approach. In this paper we review important aspects in the WHDs area, listing the state-of-the-art of wearable vital signs sensing technologies plus their system architectures and specifications. A focus on vital signs acquired by WHDs is made: first a discussion about the most important vital signs for health assessment using WHDs is presented and then for each vital sign a description is made concerning its origin and effect on heath, monitoring needs, acquisition methods and WHDs and recent scientific developments on the area (electrocardiogram, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood glucose, skin perspiration, capnography, body temperature, motion evaluation, cardiac implantable devices and ambient parameters). A general WHDs system architecture is presented based on the state-of-the-art. After a global review of WHDs, we zoom in into cardiovascular WHDs, analysing commercial devices and their applicability versus quality, extending this subject to smart t-shirts for medical purposes. Furthermore we present a resumed evolution of these devices based on the prototypes developed along the years. Finally we discuss likely market trends and future challenges for the emerging WHDs area.
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