A rising trend in healthcare is wearable health technology, which includes wearable smart devices designed to be worn close to the skin, like watches, wristbands, activity trackers and smart apparel.
Other examples include medical monitoring devices used to track conditions such as diabetes, asthma and cardiovascular health.
All these wearable devices have been intentionally designed to collect and monitor data from daily activities over a quantified period.
Wearable health technologies have grown dramatically over the last decade, and healthcare is amidst a technological revolution with respect to wearable devices.
It’s estimated that about 30% of adults in the United States use wearable electronics to track an aspect of their health and well-being, including heart rate and blood pressure monitoring, daily step tracking, fitness reminders and sleep pattern analysis.
醫療保健領域的一個上升趨勢是可穿戴健康技術，其中包括旨在貼近皮膚佩戴的可穿戴智能設備，如手錶、腕帶、活動追踪器和智能服裝。其他包括用於跟踪糖尿病、哮喘和心血管健康等狀況的醫療監測設備。
所有這些可穿戴設備都經過有意設計，可以收集和監測量化時期內日常活動的數據。可穿戴健康技術在過去十年中發展迅猛，醫療保健正處於可穿戴設備的技術革命之中。據估計，美國約有 30% 的成年人使用可穿戴電子產品來追踪他們健康和幸福的一個方面，包括心率和血壓監測、每日步數追踪、健身提醒和睡眠模式分析。