Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter?
Telemedicine and digitalised healthcare have recently seen exponential growth, led, in part, by increasing efforts to improve patient flexibility and autonomy, as well as drivers from financial austerity and concerns over climate change. Nephrology is no exception, and daily innovations are underway...
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| author | Madelena Stauss Htay Htay Jeroen P. Kooman Thomas Lindsay Alexander Woywodt |
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| description | Telemedicine and digitalised healthcare have recently seen exponential growth, led, in part, by increasing efforts to improve patient flexibility and autonomy, as well as drivers from financial austerity and concerns over climate change. Nephrology is no exception, and daily innovations are underway to provide digitalised alternatives to current models of healthcare provision. Wearable technology already exists commercially, and advances in nanotechnology and miniaturisation mean interest is also garnering clinically. Here, we outline the current existing wearable technology pertaining to the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with a spectrum of kidney disease, give an overview of wearable dialysis technology, and explore wearables that do not yet exist but would be of great interest. Finally, we discuss challenges and potential pitfalls with utilising wearable technology and the factors associated with successful implementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2f8203e59d04a568be5e29d02bbcd852023-11-16T17:59:58ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-01-01233136110.3390/s23031361Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter?Madelena Stauss0Htay Htay1Jeroen P. Kooman2Thomas Lindsay3Alexander Woywodt4Department of Nephrology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston PR2 9HT, UKDepartment of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, SingaporeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Maastricht University, 6229 HX Maastricht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Nephrology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston PR2 9HT, UKDepartment of Nephrology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston PR2 9HT, UKTelemedicine and digitalised healthcare have recently seen exponential growth, led, in part, by increasing efforts to improve patient flexibility and autonomy, as well as drivers from financial austerity and concerns over climate change. Nephrology is no exception, and daily innovations are underway to provide digitalised alternatives to current models of healthcare provision. Wearable technology already exists commercially, and advances in nanotechnology and miniaturisation mean interest is also garnering clinically. Here, we outline the current existing wearable technology pertaining to the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with a spectrum of kidney disease, give an overview of wearable dialysis technology, and explore wearables that do not yet exist but would be of great interest. Finally, we discuss challenges and potential pitfalls with utilising wearable technology and the factors associated with successful implementation.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1361wearablestelemedicinenephrologychronic kidney diseasedialysistransplantation |
| spellingShingle | Madelena Stauss Htay Htay Jeroen P. Kooman Thomas Lindsay Alexander Woywodt Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? Sensors wearables telemedicine nephrology chronic kidney disease dialysis transplantation |
| title | Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? |
| title_full | Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? |
| title_fullStr | Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? |
| title_short | Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter? |
| title_sort | wearables in nephrology fanciful gadgetry or pret a porter |
| topic | wearables telemedicine nephrology chronic kidney disease dialysis transplantation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1361 |
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