COVID-19 and Wearable Medical Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 2020
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep; epidemiology; wearables sensors
Interests: wearables sensors; nearables sensors; epidemiology; digital therapeutics; sleep
Interests: wearable sensors; digital health; mhealth; implementation strategies
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Dear Colleagues,
Since the start of COVID-19, digitisation has further accelerated with remote solutions being at the forefront to minimise risk of viral transmission. Wearables have considerably grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. As this continues, the potential of wearable solutions will still grow wherever there are demands that need to be met. Such technologies can provide an early-warning system about detecting COVID-19 infection and in infection surveillance. Currently, wearable technologies are smart electronic devices which can be worn to automatically collect, monitor, analyse and communicate data. A variety of sensing solutions exist, such as a wearable patch, smartwatches, wristbands, biosensors in garments, skin tattoos, and other accessories
The continued advancement in these digital technologies have resulted in a variety of data that can be recorded, including physiological biometric parameters (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature), activity levels, and sleep. This diversification into varying fields has broad enormous potentials, subject to taking in account the reliability and acceptability of the implemented technologies.
One such example is the use of wearable sensors, and digital therapeutics, coupled with digital alerts, which has potential to support clinical decision making, enhance healthcare efficiency, recognise earlier deterioration, and monitor recovery; in doing so, improve clinical outcomes.
This special issue aims to explore original developments and the use of wearable sensors within the COVID-19 era Submissions should address, but are not limited to, the following topics: the detection of COVID-19; remote monitoring of biometric or non-biometric data; AI technology with e-health aiding clinical decision making and treatment; telehealth technology and monitoring recovery from COVID-19.
Studies testing feasibility, reliability, validation, sensor device concepts, and implementation strategies are welcomed. This issue welcomes original research contributions and review articles to allow readers to learn about advances in wearable medical sensor technology.
Dr. Arnaud Métlaine
Dr. Maxime Elbaz
Dr. Fahad M. Iqbal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- monitoring, ambulatory
- patient deterioration
- remote sensing technology
- wearable electronic devices
- m-health
- e-health
- digital health
- wearable technology
- biosensing techniques
- ambulatory monitoring
- outpatient monitoring
- monitoring, physiologic
- patient monitoring
- telemetry
- biosensors
- biotechnology
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