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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Machine Learning Applied to Edge Computing and Wearable Devices for Healthcare: Systematic Mapping of the Literature.

Carlos Vinicius Fernandes Pereira, Edvard Martins de Oliveira, Adler Diniz de Souza

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Balancing innovation and risk: artificial intelligence in travel medicine.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2026
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  7. Skin-Inspired Healthcare Electronics.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Carlos Vinicius Fernandes PereiraFederal University of Itajubá, Professor José Rodrigues Seabra Campus, Itajubá 37500-903, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0000-1380-2449
Edvard Martins de OliveiraFederal University of Itajubá, Professor José Rodrigues Seabra Campus, Itajubá 37500-903, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2842-2155
Adler Diniz de SouzaFederal University of Itajubá, Professor José Rodrigues Seabra Campus, Itajubá 37500-903, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9393-398X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integration of machine learning (ML) with edge computing and wearable devices is rapidly advancing healthcare applications. This study systematically maps the literature in this emerging field, analyzing 171 studies and focusing on 28 key articles after rigorous selection. The research explores the key concepts, techniques, and architectures used in healthcare applications involving ML, edge computing, and wearable devices. The analysis reveals a significant increase in research over the past six years, particularly in the last three years, covering applications such as fall detection, cardiovascular monitoring, and disease prediction. The findings highlight a strong focus on neural network models, especially Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Long Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTMs), and diverse edge computing platforms like Raspberry Pi and smartphones. Despite the diversity in approaches, the field is still nascent, indicating considerable opportunities for future research. The study emphasizes the need for standardized architectures and the further exploration of both hardware and software to enhance the effectiveness of ML-driven healthcare solutions. The authors conclude by identifying potential research directions that could contribute to continued innovation in healthcare technologies.

Indexed as

Machine LearningNeural Networks, ComputerWearable Electronic DevicesDelivery of Health CareHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicSmartphoneedge computinghealthcaremachine learningsystematic mappingwearable devices

Identifiers

PMID39409361
PMCPMC11478846

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