Perspective on the increasing role of optical wearables and remote patient monitoring in the COVID-19 era and beyond.
J Biomed Opt
; 25(10)2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-889827
ABSTRACT
SIGNIFICANCE:
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the landscape of healthcare delivery in many countries, with a new shift toward remote patient monitoring (RPM).AIM:
The goal of this perspective is to highlight the existing and future role of wearable and RPM optical technologies in an increasingly at-home healthcare and research environment.APPROACH:
First, the specific changes occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic in healthcare delivery, regulations, and technological innovations related to RPM technologies are reviewed. Then, a review of the current state and potential future impact of optical physiological monitoring in portable and wearable formats is outlined.RESULTS:
New efforts from academia, industry, and regulatory agencies are advancing and encouraging at-home, portable, and wearable physiological monitors as a growing part of healthcare delivery. It is hoped that these shifts will assist with disease diagnosis, treatment, management, recovery, and rehabilitation with minimal in-person contact. Some of these trends are likely to persist for years to come. Optical technologies already account for a large portion of RPM platforms, with a good potential for future growth.CONCLUSIONS:
The biomedical optics community has a potentially large role to play in developing, testing, and commercializing new wearable and RPM technologies to meet the changing healthcare and research landscape in the COVID-19 era and beyond.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Telemedicine
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Wearable Electronic Devices
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Biomedical Engineering
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Ophthalmology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1.JBO.25.10.102703
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