ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
IoT Wearable Sensors and Devices in Elderly Care: A Literature Review.
Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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110 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 332 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sensor-Based Technologies for the Detection of Unwanted Loneliness in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Emerging technologies and vulnerabilities in older adults with cognitive impairments: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Stage-Wise IoT Solutions for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Detection, Monitoring, and Assistive Technologies.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- The experience and perception of wearable devices in Parkinson's disease patients: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Activity and Behavioral Recognition Using Sensing Technology in Persons with Parkinson's Disease or Dementia: An Umbrella Review of the Literature.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Sensor for sports applications: monitoring and assessment of intrinsic capacity enhancement in older adults during brisk walking.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Promotors and barriers to the implementation and adoption of assistive technology and telecare for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Health-Related Indicators Measured Using Earable Devices: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Recognition of everyday activities using experiment data from wearable sensors: a deep learning-based framework.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The impact of elderly privacy fatigue on the willingness to use wearable devices: the mediating role of perceived risk and the moderating role of self-efficacy.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- A translational IoT healthcare framework integrating secure sensing, energy-aware intelligence, and adaptive emergency response.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Reliability and Safety of Smartwatch Blood Pressure and Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Older Adults: Instrument Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- The geographic digital divide among dementia caregivers in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Multi-Functional Adaptive Interfaces for Next-Generation Wearable and Implantable Bioelectronics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Defense on Sensor Networks.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Novel Pathway for Integrating Ethics into Digital Technology Design: A Person-Centred Co-Design Approach Developed in the Context of Assistive Technologies for Older Adults.Science and engineering ethics · 2026Article
- Emerging Technologies and Vulnerabilities in Older Adults Without Cognitive Impairments: Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Improved YOLOv8 for early detection of Alzheimer's disease from magnetic resonance imaging.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of home safety training and balance exercises in reducing fear of falling among older women: A quasi-experimental study in southern Iran.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- A systematic review of unmet needs of older adults in home settings and their implications for novel technological solutions.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
50 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The increasing ageing global population is causing an upsurge in ailments related to old age, primarily dementia and Alzheimer's disease, frailty, Parkinson's, and cardiovascular disease, but also a general need for general eldercare as well as active and healthy ageing. In turn, there is a need for constant monitoring and assistance, intervention, and support, causing a considerable financial and human burden on individuals and their caregivers. Interconnected sensing technology, such as IoT wearables and devices, present a promising solution for objective, reliable, and remote monitoring, assessment, and support through ambient assisted living. This paper presents a review of such solutions including both earlier review studies and individual case studies, rapidly evolving in the last decade. In doing so, it examines and categorizes them according to common aspects of interest such as health focus, from specific ailments to general eldercare; IoT technologies, from wearables to smart home sensors; aims, from assessment to fall detection and indoor positioning to intervention; and experimental evaluation participants duration and outcome measures, from acceptability to accuracy. Statistics drawn from this categorization aim to outline the current state-of-the-art, as well as trends and effective practices for the future of effective, accessible, and acceptable eldercare with technology.
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