Wearable technology is one of the
next emerging technologies in healthcare. They come in all different forms such
as: watches, headsets, contact lenses, and tops. The Hitoe collections created
NTT DoComo and Toray allow for connectivity to your phone. Each piece has three
sensors built in; they are durable enough to be washed. It comes in different
styles such as: sports wear, casual, and sleep. (http://www.psfk.com)
According
to Wear-and-Forget Health Monitoring, these wearable technologies will measure
your blood pressure and assess you activity tolerance during physical therapy
sessions. The challenge with this technology is its need to be form fitting
rather then the in style clothing which is loose fitting. The sensors need to
be touching the skin. (http://www.ece.vt.edu)
The
future of wearable technology can help assess patients and get a daily average
of their health rather than yearly average. It will help patients with chronic
illness by having them stay at home and be monitored rather than coming into
hospitals and clinics and possibly exposing themselves to more illness. This
will help doctors find problems immediately rather then later on. This
technology can improve our populations health by being more proactive with our
health assessment tools.
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Refernces:
Clothing Basics Double As Non-Invasive Health Monitors -
PSFK. (2014, January 31). Retrieved March 30, 2015, from http://www.psfk.com/2014/01/health-monitor-clothing-basics.html
Wear-and-Forget. (2015, January 1). Retrieved March 30,
2015, from http://www.ece.vt.edu/news/ar12/wearandforget.php
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