Wearable technologies for personalized mobile healthcare monitoring and management

Several prospective wearable technologies (WT) for personalized mobile healthcare monitoring and management (PMHMM) have been developed. Most prominent WT measure blood pressure (BP), physical activity, blood glucose, body weight, body analysis, pulse rate, electrocardiogram, blood oxygen saturation, and sleep quality. They have advanced Bluetooth technology, Cloud computing, and telemedicine capabilities, and are interfaced to a smartphone (SP). WT would have the most extensive outreach as they are low-cost; easy-to-use, read and interpret; and, do not require a continuous power supplier and skilled analysts. They would critically reduce the healthcare costs and lead to improved and sustainable health outcomes. This chapter provides an overview of various commercial WT based on SP, smart watches, and smart gadgets for PMHMM along with the challenges involved.