The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review
This review evaluated transdisciplinary empirical research on wearable health technologies using the input-mechanism-output model and addressed a major concern relating to the invasiveness of wearables. The dataset consisted of 250 published papers that investigated wearables for health-related purp...
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| author | Li, Caining Lin, Sapphire H. Chib, Arul |
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| description | This review evaluated transdisciplinary empirical research on wearable health technologies using the input-mechanism-output model and addressed a major concern relating to the invasiveness of wearables. The dataset consisted of 250 published papers that investigated wearables for health-related purposes. Papers focused on technological inputs and health output factors, de-emphasizing theoretical mechanisms that could effectively translate the former into the latter. The lack of transdisciplinary research in the field is limiting both identification of effectiveness and evidence of beneficial health outcomes, with a considerable divide between technologists and public health researchers. Privacy concerns relate to increasing trends in collecting data for mental health and physical health, with the latter escalating exponentially. Invasiveness of wearables has increased over time in terms of collected signals and the derived health information, monitoring both users and their social and physical environments. We conclude with reflections for conceptual development, commercial application and policy regulation. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1549192022-01-14T07:06:57Z The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review Li, Caining Lin, Sapphire H. Chib, Arul Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Wearables Trackers This review evaluated transdisciplinary empirical research on wearable health technologies using the input-mechanism-output model and addressed a major concern relating to the invasiveness of wearables. The dataset consisted of 250 published papers that investigated wearables for health-related purposes. Papers focused on technological inputs and health output factors, de-emphasizing theoretical mechanisms that could effectively translate the former into the latter. The lack of transdisciplinary research in the field is limiting both identification of effectiveness and evidence of beneficial health outcomes, with a considerable divide between technologists and public health researchers. Privacy concerns relate to increasing trends in collecting data for mental health and physical health, with the latter escalating exponentially. Invasiveness of wearables has increased over time in terms of collected signals and the derived health information, monitoring both users and their social and physical environments. We conclude with reflections for conceptual development, commercial application and policy regulation. 2022-01-14T07:06:57Z 2022-01-14T07:06:57Z 2021 Journal Article Li, C., Lin, S. H. & Chib, A. (2021). The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review. Mobile Media and Communication, 9(2), 353-376. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050157920966023 2050-1579 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154919 10.1177/2050157920966023 2-s2.0-85094679320 2 9 353 376 en Mobile Media and Communication © The Author(s) 2020. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Wearables Trackers Li, Caining Lin, Sapphire H. Chib, Arul The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review |
| title | The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review |
| title_full | The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review |
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| title_short | The state of wearable health technologies : a transdisciplinary literature review |
| title_sort | state of wearable health technologies a transdisciplinary literature review |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Wearables Trackers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154919 |
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