The Rise of Consumer Health Wearables: Promises and Barriers
Summary
Summary Points • Consumer wearables can provide patients with personalized health data, which could assist with self-diagnosis and behaviour change interventions. • There are a number of concerns about the safety, reliability, and security of using consumer wearables in health care. • Practitioners and researchers should consider how these technological advances may impact health care in the 21st century.
Key Points
- 1Consumer wearables can aid self-diagnosis and health interventions
- 2There are significant safety and reliability concerns regarding their use
- 3Wearables might not meet the functional needs expected by users
- 4A regulatory framework could facilitate the integration of wearables in healthcare
- 5The effectiveness of behavioral interventions using wearables has not been thoroughly validated.
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