Carreiro Stephanie, Chai Peter R, Carey Jennifer, Chapman Brittany, Boyer Edward W
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
J Med Toxicol. 2017 Jun;13(2):166-172. doi: 10.1007/s13181-017-0611-y. Epub 2017 Apr 12.
Rapid proliferation of mobile technologies in social and healthcare spaces create an opportunity for advancement in research and clinical practice. The application of mobile, personalized technology in healthcare, referred to as mHealth, has not yet become routine in toxicology. However, key features of our practice environment, such as frequent need for remote evaluation, unreliable historical data from patients, and sensitive subject matter, make mHealth tools appealing solutions in comparison to traditional methods that collect retrospective or indirect data. This manuscript describes the features, uses, and costs associated with several of common sectors of mHealth research including wearable biosensors, ingestible biosensors, head-mounted devices, and social media applications. The benefits and novel challenges associated with the study and use of these applications are then discussed. Finally, opportunities for further research and integration are explored with a particular focus on toxicology-based applications.
移动技术在社交和医疗领域的迅速普及为研究和临床实践的进步创造了机会。移动个性化技术在医疗保健中的应用，即移动医疗（mHealth），在毒理学领域尚未成为常规做法。然而，我们的实践环境的关键特征，如频繁需要远程评估、患者历史数据不可靠以及主题敏感，使得移动医疗工具与收集回顾性或间接数据的传统方法相比，成为有吸引力的解决方案。本文描述了移动医疗研究的几个常见领域（包括可穿戴生物传感器、可摄入生物传感器、头戴式设备和社交媒体应用）的特点、用途和成本。然后讨论了与这些应用的研究和使用相关的益处和新挑战。最后，探讨了进一步研究和整合的机会，特别关注基于毒理学的应用。
