title: Smart wearable body sensors for patient self-assessment and monitoring.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Innovations in mobile and electronic healthcare are revolutionizing the involvement of both doctors and patients in the modern healthcare system by extending the capabilities of physiological monitoring devices. Despite significant progress within the monitoring device industry, the widespread integration of this technology into medical practice remains limited. The purpose of this review is to summarize the developments and clinical utility of smart wearable body sensors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the literature for connected device, sensor, trackers, telemonitoring, wireless technology and real time home tracking devices and their application for clinicians.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smart wearable sensors are effective and reliable for preventative methods in many different facets of medicine such as, cardiopulmonary, vascular, endocrine, neurological function and rehabilitation medicine. These sensors have also been shown to be accurate and useful for perioperative monitoring and rehabilitation medicine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although these devices have been shown to be accurate and have clinical utility, they continue to be underutilized in the healthcare industry. Incorporating smart wearable sensors into routine care of patients could augment physician-patient relationships, increase the autonomy and involvement of patients in regards to their healthcare and will provide for novel remote monitoring techniques which will revolutionize healthcare management and spending.
authors.affiliation: Neurodigital Initiative, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Appelboom
authors.affiliation: Neurodigital Initiative, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Elvis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.affiliation: Neurodigital Initiative, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Mickey E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, Cornell NYC Tech 111 8th Avenue #302, New York, NY 10011, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.affiliation: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, Cornell NYC Tech 111 8th Avenue #302, New York, NY 10011, USA.
authors.forename: Emmanuel Lp
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.affiliation: Neurodigital Initiative, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Brad E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Zacharia
authors.affiliation: Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, Columbia University Irving Cancer Research Center Columbia University Medical Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium and Support Unit in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slomian
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium and Support Unit in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Reginster
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium and Support Unit in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bruyère
authors.affiliation: Neurodigital Initiative, Columbia University, Department of Neurological Surgery, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: E Sander
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Connolly
keywords: Mobile health; Patient education; Quantified patient; Sensors; eHealth