Department of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
Sensors (Basel). 2010;10(12):10837-62. doi: 10.3390/s101210837. Epub 2010 Dec 2.
The emergence of wireless technologies and advancements in on-body sensor design can enable change in the conventional health-care system, replacing it with wearable health-care systems, centred on the individual. Wearable monitoring systems can provide continuous physiological data, as well as better information regarding the general health of individuals. Thus, such vital-sign monitoring systems will reduce health-care costs by disease prevention and enhance the quality of life with disease management. In this paper, recent progress in non-invasive monitoring technologies for chronic disease management is reviewed. In particular, devices and techniques for monitoring blood pressure, blood glucose levels, cardiac activity and respiratory activity are discussed; in addition, on-body propagation issues for multiple sensors are presented.
无线技术的出现和体上传感器设计的进步可以改变传统的医疗保健系统，代之以以个体为中心的可穿戴医疗保健系统。可穿戴监测系统可以提供连续的生理数据，以及关于个体整体健康的更好信息。因此，这种生命体征监测系统将通过疾病预防降低医疗保健成本，并通过疾病管理提高生活质量。本文综述了慢性病管理中无创监测技术的最新进展。特别讨论了用于监测血压、血糖水平、心脏活动和呼吸活动的设备和技术；此外，还介绍了多个传感器的体上传播问题。
