Med-vest: A wearable sensory platform

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is a genetic mutation that causes sickling of the red blood cells, affecting between 90,000 and 100,000 Americans. Researchers must develop methods of data acquisition capable of maximizing both the amount of data being collected and types of data being collected to form the most accurate diagnosis and treatment for patients. Popular data acquisition forms are the use of mobile phones, sensory systems, and wearable technology. In this paper, we attempt to bridge the gap between the three, combining a wearable sensory system with the computation and communication power of mobile phones. We propose the application of sickle cell disease as a structure around which to design a textile-based data acquisition system.

Patient-Centered eHealth Interventions for Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: Systematic Review

“…While we included articles that reported RCTs, quasi-experimental studies, or pilot pre-post studies, many preliminary studies and clinical trials are underway to develop and evaluate the next set of eHealth tools. These studies include preliminary needs assessments [ 17 , 80 - 83 ], processes for development of a tool [ 83 , 84 ], prototypes [ 84 - 87 ], pilot feasibility studies [ 31 , 83 , 88 , 89 ], and ongoing clinical trials [ 90 , 91 ] for eHealth interventions. A reason there may be fewer interventions published about SCD could be related to health information technology disparities with other diseases such as cystic fibrosis [ 92 ].…”