THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

Abstract

Many of the wearable devices such as smartwatch, smartphone and smart clothes have advantages in our everyday lives. For example, smartphones are carried everywhere 24 hours a day. The large screens of smartphones became very helpful in accomplishing many useful and interesting tasks. A limited number of sensors and the location of some of these sensors can restrict the functionality of smartphones. Wearable health devices can help control the health conditions of people. It is can serve as a guide for early diagnosis of a disease or the follow-up after a treatment. The revolution in electronic device technology makes it possible to design more reliable and adaptable wearable devices for health monitoring around the world. Wearable health devices measure the following parameters: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood sugar, skin sweating, capnography, body temperature, motion evaluation. In this study, the importance of wearable technologies in healthcare, the current and future of these technologies will be discussed.