Smart Glasses for Supporting Distributed Care Work: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past 2 decades, various desktop and mobile telemedicine systems have been developed to support communication and care coordination among distributed medical teams. However, in the hands-busy care environment, such technologies could become cumbersome because they require medical professionals to manually operate them. Smart glasses have been gaining momentum because of their advantages in enabling hands-free operation and see-what-I-see video-based consultation. Previous research has tested this novel technology in different health care settings.

Objective

The aim of this study was to review how smart glasses were designed, used, and evaluated as a telemedicine tool to support distributed care coordination and communication, as well as highlight the poten

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature