Chief Healthcare Executive August 24, 2021
A systematic review reveals wearable devices can measure biomarkers of patients in hospitals.
Wearable devices show promise for monitoring the heart rate and sleep of patients in hospitals, according to the findings of a recent systematic review.
Older patients are frailer after hospitalization and have a high chance of readmission. Low activity and poor sleep during hospital stays could lead to such instances of readmission. Continuously monitoring those items by using wearables could reduce the prevalence.
Vikas Patel, B.M.Sc., M.D., and a team of Toronto-based investigators conducted a systematic review to evaluate the validity and utility of wearable devices for monitoring hospitalized patients. They identified articles on three main concepts: wearables, monitoring, and inpatients.
Databases were searched and articles were...
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