Smartphone-Based Hand Function Assessment: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand function assessment heavily relies on specific task scenarios, making it challenging to ensure validity and reliability. In addition, the wide range of assessment tools, limited and expensive data recording, and analysis systems further aggravate the issue. However, smartphones provide a promising opportunity to address these challenges. Thus, the built-in, high-efficiency sensors in smartphones can be used as effective tools for hand function assessment.

Objective

This review aims to evaluate existing studies on hand function evaluation using smartphones.

Methods

An information specialist searched 8 databases on June 8, 2023. The search criteria included two major concepts: (1) smartphone or mobile phone or mHealth and (2) hand function or function as

SUBMITTER: Fu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature