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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 21, Issue 7, Pages 1089-1093Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.12.003
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Activity tracking; Connected device; eHealth; Fitness; Functional outcome; Recovery
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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-todate 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. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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