Wearable Technology and How This Can Be Implemented into Clinical Practice

Area of Science:

• Digital Health
• Personalized Medicine
• Health Technology

Background:

• Day-to-day life generates vast amounts of previously inaccessible health data.
• The past decade has seen a surge in devices and companies aiming to utilize this data for healthcare advancements.
• Chronic conditions like asthma can be significantly impacted by the correct application of this health information, particularly post-COVID-19.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore how personalization, digitization, wellness, and patient engagement can improve patient health outcomes.
• To provide healthcare professionals with tools to navigate and implement health technology for patient benefit.
• To highlight the importance of health technology in the evolving landscape of telemedicine and remote monitoring.

Main Methods:

• Review of current trends in personal wearable devices, asthma inhaler sensors, and exercise applications.
• Analysis of how health technology can be integrated into patient care for chronic condition management.
• Discussion of strategies for making health technology usable, affordable, and relatable to patients' fitness and wellness goals.

Main Results:

• Personalized and digitized health data, combined with patient engagement, can enhance healthcare delivery.
• Wearable devices, inhaler sensors, and apps offer new avenues for capturing individual health metrics.
• Health technology is crucial for adapting outpatient care to a post-COVID-19 environment emphasizing telemedicine.

Conclusions:

• Healthcare professionals can leverage accessible health technology to improve patient outcomes and manage chronic conditions effectively.
• Understanding and integrating diverse health technologies is key for physicians to make a tangible difference in patients' lives.
• The shift towards telemedicine necessitates the adoption of remote monitoring tools and patient-centric health technologies.