Too much data? Wearables for senior care have value but providers must know how to parse their output, experts say

McKnight’s Senior Living March 27, 2024
Aaron Dorman

In the very first episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” the android Data begins rattling off a series of facts and figures, prepared to go on ad infinitum, until he is cut off by his shipmates.

Senior caregivers and healthcare providers may face a similar data problem in the real world with certain devices whose bountiful output may be hard to contextualize.

Many tech tools in long-term care, such as sensor systems, are focused on a fairly narrow set of parameters to solve very specific problems (such as preventing falls). But some wearable devices may not be as tightly calibrated, health tech experts state.

The note comes in a review highlighting “key issues” for wearable health tech that...

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