Wearable technology and health: A bibliometric analysis using SciMAT

Abstract

Background: To begin research with cross-thematic topics, an analysis is necessary that collects data and historical accounts about these topics. In the field of health and technology, this principle is not unknown. In this case, it is the interest of this investigation to inquire about the topics "wearable" and "health" in order to gather enough information to establish how it has been developed, what the current topics are and what areas it is planned to study in a near future. The purpose of this study is to analyse the growth of the wearable technology and health subject matter. This will create an account of the most relevant themes over time in this subject and their evolution. This study will have an emphasis on recent years, in order to see which themes may be important for future research and publications. Methods: This paper aims at making a bibliometric exploration using information from the Scopus database using the search chain “weareable AND health” within the years of 2000 to 2017. The bibliometric software SciMAT was used for data visualization and analysis. Results: The results obtained are an analysis of the growth rate that is presented in Scopus publications between 2000 and 2017. In addition, a bibliometric analysis is obtained through the SciMat software, which shows the relevant issues that arise through time and that may be relevant for future research. Conclusions: Publications associated with the search chain “Wearable AND Health” from 2000 to 2017 were generally in constant growth over the years. With the SciMAT software, the main theme that was found was that of monitoring systems. In addition, it shows how new themes that are highly relevant emerge, such as mobile technologies and the study of algorithms, which emerge as an evolution from signal processing.

Algorithm for the Comparison of Human Periodic Movements Using Wearable Devices

“…In this context, some studies use wearable devices in order to capture movements for analysis [ 2 – 5 ], while others aim at making some feedback towards people [ 6 – 9 ]. These works are framed in algorithms, generally machine learning for the classification and identification of movements.…”