Health Monitoring Using Smart Home Technologies: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become integrated into everyday life, with devices becoming permanent fixtures in many homes. As countries face increasing pressure on their health care systems, smart home technologies have the potential to support population health through continuous behavioral monitoring.

Objective

This scoping review aims to provide insight into this evolving field of research by surveying the current technologies and applications for in-home health monitoring.

Methods

Peer-reviewed papers from 2008 to 2021 related to smart home technologies for health care were extracted from 4 databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL); 49 papers met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed.

Results

Most of the studies were from Europ

SUBMITTER: Morita PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature