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Wearable Sensors and Ubiquitous Computing for Health Monitoring

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2022) | Viewed by 3931

Special Issue Editor

Cardiologist, Interventional Electrophysiologist, Associate Professor of Cardiology, Senior Consultant at Leipzig Heart Center, University of Leipzig Strümpellstraße 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: cardiology; electrophysiology; digital health and artificial intelligence

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Digital health uses digital information to collect, share, and analyze health information to improve patient health, education, and healthcare delivery. Digital health comprises telemedicine, artificial intelligence, personalized medicine, implantable devices, and wearable sensors for health monitoring. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration states: “From mobile medical apps and software that support the clinical decisions doctors make every day to artificial intelligence and machine learning, digital technology has been driving a revolution in health care. Digital health tools have the vast potential to improve our ability to accurately diagnose and treat disease and to enhance the delivery of health care for the individual.”

This Special Issue aims to assess the current and future role of wearable and implantable sensors in health monitoring and patient care. I am pleased to invite you to submit your original research articles, viewpoints, case reports, meta-analyses, and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the role of wearable and implantable sensors in enhancing accurate diagnosis and clinical decision making, monitoring patient health and patient tailored therapies, improving patient health, education and healthcare delivery, and personalized medicine. I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Arash Arya
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • digital health
  • wearable sensors
  • patient health
  • smart sensors
  • decision making
  • personalized medicine
  • artificial intelligence

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Feasibility and Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame Program on Physical Functions in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
by Pablo Campo-Prieto, José Mª Cancela-Carral and Gustavo Rodríguez-Fuentes
Sensors 2022, 22(18), 6742; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22186742 - 6 Sep 2022
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Abstract
One of the pillars which underpins active aging is found in the performance of physical activity. While adherence to physical activity programs has traditionally been low in older people, immersive virtual reality (IVR) could provide an alternative and complementary training mode. A randomized [...] Read more.
One of the pillars which underpins active aging is found in the performance of physical activity. While adherence to physical activity programs has traditionally been low in older people, immersive virtual reality (IVR) could provide an alternative and complementary training mode. A randomized clinical trial was conducted to explore the feasibility and effects of a 10-week IVR exergame program on physical functions of 24 institutionalized older adults who were allocated to an experimental group (EG n = 13; 85.08 ± 8.48 years) and control group (CG n = 11; 84.82 ± 8.10 years). The IVR intervention was feasible, with no adverse effects being reported (no Simulator Sickness Questionnaire symptoms; low negative experience scores on the Game Experience Questionnaire < 0.34/4), no dropouts, high adherence, and good post-gaming usability (System Usability Scale > 73.96%). The EG showed significant improvements: Tinetti scores for balance (1.84 ± 1.06; p < 0.001), gait (1.00 ± 1.08; p < 0.001), total score (2.84 ± 1.67; p < 0.001), and handgrip (4.96 ± 4.22; p < 0.001) (pre–post assessment). The CG showed significantly worsened compared to the EG: Five times sit-to-stand test, Tinetti scores for balance, gait, and total score, and the Timed Up and Go test total score (post-assessment). The findings show that the IVR intervention is a feasible method to approach a personalized exercise program and an effective way by which to improve physical function in the target population. Full article
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