Review on Wearables to Monitor Foot Temperature in Diabetic Patients

Martín-Vaquero, J.; Encinas, Ascensión Hernández; Dios, Araceli Queiruga; Bullon, Juan; Nova, Alfonso Martínez; González, José Torreblanca; Bullón-Carbajo, Cristina

doi:10.3390/s19040776

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“…Experiments with the temperature sensor embedded in the armband have verified that this sensor yarn can be used to fabricate intelligent temperature-measuring textile garments. Smart temperature measuring textiles can be used for thermal adaptation monitoring applications such as the detection of thermal discomfort in prostheses, socks for early prediction of diabetic foot ulcers [186], textiles that continuously measure the body temperature of babies, and bandages for monitoring wound infections. The use of industrial yarn fabricating technology to integrate flexible temperature sensors makes large-scale smart textile fabricating possible.…”

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Printable, Highly Sensitive Flexible Temperature Sensors for Human Body Temperature Monitoring: A Review

Chen

et al. 2020

Nanoscale Res Lett

150

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In recent years, the development and research of flexible sensors have gradually deepened, and the performance of wearable, flexible devices for monitoring body temperature has also improved. For the human body, body temperature changes reflect much information about human health, and abnormal body temperature changes usually indicate poor health. Although body temperature is independent of the environment, the body surface temperature is easily affected by the surrounding environment, bringing challenges to body temperature monitoring equipment. To achieve real-time and sensitive detection of various parts temperature of the human body, researchers have developed many different types of high-sensitivity flexible temperature sensors, perfecting the function of electronic skin, and also proposed many practical applications. This article reviews the current research status of highly sensitive patterned flexible temperature sensors used to monitor body temperature changes. First, commonly used substrates and active materials for flexible temperature sensors have been summarized. Second, patterned fabricating methods and processes of flexible temperature sensors are introduced. Then, flexible temperature sensing performance are comprehensively discussed, including temperature measurement range, sensitivity, response time, temperature resolution. Finally, the application of flexible temperature sensors based on highly delicate patterning are demonstrated, and the future challenges of flexible temperature sensors have prospected.

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Section: Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Printable, Highly Sensitive Flexible Temperature Sensors for Human Body Temperature Monitoring: A Review

Chen

et al. 2020

Nanoscale Res Lett

150

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“…Besides that, the included studies focused only on telemedicine and mobile applications. There are other digitals modalities available in the clinical sites for DFU management, such as foot temperature sensor, 46 intelligent insole system, 47 and smart mat technology 48 . Future research should explore users' and HCPs' experience and perception of these novel digital interventions.…”

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Facilitators and barriers of using digital technology for the management of diabetic foot ulcers: A qualitative systematic review

Foong

Kyaw

Upton

et al. 2020

International Wound Journal

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The use of digital technology has been shown to be effective in managing chronic conditions. Telemedicine and mobile application are two common applications of digital technology in managing diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). The facilitators and barriers of using it for DFU management are yet to be explored. This is a qualitative systematic review. Five bibliography databases and grey literature sources were searched (2000‐2019). Two reviewers independently screened the citations, extracted the data, assessed the quality of the included studies, and performed thematic synthesis. Three studies on patients and five studies on healthcare practitioners (HCPs) were included. Two studies focused on the use of mobile applications and six on telemedicine. In studies on patients, four analytical themes were generated: the relationships with HCPs; the attitude towards the usage of digital technology; the role of wound image taking; and impact of digital technology on DFU care, encompassing 15 facilitators (eg, enabling community support, improving wound care knowledge) and 12 barriers (eg, lack of technological savviness, difficulty reading on smartphones). Three analytical themes were generated from studies on HCPs: the impact of digital technology on HCPs; the role of digital technology in DFU care; and organisation of DFU care delivery, encompassing 17 facilitators (eg, adequate wound care training, digital technology enables holistic care) and 16 barriers (eg, lack of multidisciplinary approach in caring for DFU, lack of direct contact in care provision). Patients and HCPs reported various barriers and facilitators relating to different aspects of using digital technology in DFU management. Our findings can help inform future research as well as the adoption of digital technology in DFU management.

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“…Although these reviews do not cover the military field, the research findings that are discussed are useful for developing and upgrading S-BSNs. Firstly, according to a functional classification, Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology [19], motion monitoring [20], medical rehabilitation [21,22,23], gait analysis [24], and fall detection [25,26] have been comprehensively discussed by previous scholars. UWB has always been one of the key technologies for battlefield positioning.…”

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Systematic Analysis of a Military Wearable Device Based on a Multi-Level Fusion Framework: Research Directions

Shi

Zhang

Liu

et al. 2019

Sensors

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With the development of the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT), soldiers have become key nodes of information collection and resource control on the battlefield. It has become a trend to develop wearable devices with diverse functions for the military. However, although densely deployed wearable sensors provide a platform for comprehensively monitoring the status of soldiers, wearable technology based on multi-source fusion lacks a generalized research system to highlight the advantages of heterogeneous sensor networks and information fusion. Therefore, this paper proposes a multi-level fusion framework (MLFF) based on Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) of soldiers, and describes a model of the deployment of heterogeneous sensor networks. The proposed framework covers multiple types of information at a single node, including behaviors, physiology, emotions, fatigue, environments, and locations, so as to enable Soldier-BSNs to obtain sufficient evidence, decision-making ability, and information resilience under resource constraints. In addition, we systematically discuss the problems and solutions of each unit according to the frame structure to identify research directions for the development of wearable devices for the military.

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Review on Wearables to Monitor Foot Temperature in Diabetic Patients

Cited by 31 publications

References 65 publications

Printable, Highly Sensitive Flexible Temperature Sensors for Human Body Temperature Monitoring: A Review

Printable, Highly Sensitive Flexible Temperature Sensors for Human Body Temperature Monitoring: A Review

Facilitators and barriers of using digital technology for the management of diabetic foot ulcers: A qualitative systematic review

Systematic Analysis of a Military Wearable Device Based on a Multi-Level Fusion Framework: Research Directions

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