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ArticleJournal of ambient intelligence and humanized computing2023

The application of wearable smart sensors for monitoring the vital signs of patients in epidemics: a systematic literature review.

Niloofar Mohammadzadeh, Marsa Gholamzadeh, Soheila Saeedi, Sorayya Rezayi

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Article in Journal of ambient intelligence and humanized computing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Niloofar MohammadzadehDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marsa GholamzadehHealth Information Management Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soheila SaeediHealth Information Management Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sorayya RezayiHealth Information Management Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7423-8853
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wearable smart sensors are emerging technology for daily monitoring of vital signs with the reducing discomfort and interference with normal human activities. The main objective of this study was to review the applied wearable smart sensors for disease control and vital signs monitoring in epidemics outbreaks. A comprehensive search was conducted in Web of Science, Scopus, IEEE Library, PubMed and Google Scholar databases to identify relevant studies published until June 2, 2020. Main extracted specifications for each paper are publication details, type of sensor, disease, type of monitored vital sign, function and usage. Of 277 articles, 11 studies were eligible for criteria. 36% of papers were published in 2020. Articles were published in 10 different journals and only in the Journal of Medical Systems more than one article was published. Most sensors were used to monitor body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure. Wearable devices (like a helmet, watch, or cuff) and body area network sensors were popular types which can be used monitoring vital signs for epidemic trending. 65% of total papers (n = 6) were conducted by the USA, Malaysia and India. Applying appropriate technological solutions could improve control and management of epidemic disease as well as the application of sensors for continuous monitoring of vital signs. However, further studies are needed to investigate the real effects of these sensors and their effectiveness.

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Body area networkEpidemics outbreakVital signs monitoringWearable sensors

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PMID33224305
PMCPMC7664168
OpenAlexW3104315238

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