Neurodigital Laboratory, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Neurodigital Laboratory, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jul;21(7):1089-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.12.003. Epub 2013 Dec 9.
The recent emergence of mobile health--the use of mobile telecommunication and wireless devices to improve health outcomes, services, and research--has inspired a patient-centric approach to monitor health metrics. Sensors embedded in wearable devices are utilized to acquire greater self-knowledge by tracking basic parameters such as blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature as well as data related to exercise, diet, and psychological state. To that end, recent studies on utilizing wireless fitness activity trackers to monitor and promote functional recovery in patients suggest that collecting up-to-date performance data could help patients regain functional independence and help hospitals determine the appropriate length of stay for a patient. This manuscript examines existing functional assessment scales, discusses the use of activity tracking sensors in evaluating functional independence, and explores the growing application of wireless technology in measuring and promoting functional recovery.
移动医疗的出现——利用移动电信和无线设备来改善健康结果、服务和研究——激发了以患者为中心的方法来监测健康指标。可穿戴设备中嵌入的传感器通过跟踪基本参数（如血压、心率和体温）以及与运动、饮食和心理状态相关的数据，来帮助患者获得更多的自我认知。为此，最近的研究利用无线健身活动追踪器来监测和促进患者的功能恢复，表明收集最新的性能数据可以帮助患者恢复功能独立性，并帮助医院确定患者的适当住院时间。本文研究了现有的功能评估量表，讨论了活动跟踪传感器在评估功能独立性方面的应用，并探讨了无线技术在衡量和促进功能恢复方面的应用。
