Wearable IoT Devices in Rehabilitation: Enabling Personalized Precision Medicine

Wearable IoT Devices in Rehabilitation: Enabling Personalized Precision Medicine

Rabia Aziz, Firdaus Jawed, Sohrab Ahmad Khan, Habiba Sundus
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2105-8.ch018
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Abstract

Internet of things (IoT) holds great promise as a solution for providing continuous, objective, and comprehensive monitoring, thereby reducing the labour of human care-givers and facilitating clinical decision-making. In the initial phase of the internet of things in rehabilitation, ubiquitous sensors were integrated into rehabilitation programmes. These sensors were used to monitor the movement of patients, assess their progress, and collect data on a variety of physiological parameters. This chapter will describe the evolution of IoT-based rehabilitation, which shifted from stationary sensors to wearable devices in order to provide precise advanced patient care and rehabilitation, using IoT devices in various activities of daily living and also focuses on the ethical considerations of using wearables IoT devices in rehabilitation.
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2. The Function Of Iot In Rehabilitation

2.1 Understanding IoT and Healthcare Applications

The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) refers to a network of connected physical objects, sensors, and devices that can automatically collect, exchange, and transmit data via the internet. As a result of the sensors, software, and other technologies incorporated into these devices, they are able to capture and share information, often in real-time, which enables automation and data-driven decision making. Multiple factors, including real-time monitoring, remote patient monitoring, precision medicine, and data-driven healthcare, have contributed to IoT's growing importance in healthcare (Akkaş et al., 2020).

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