Gerontechnologies for Older Patients with Heart Failure: What is the Role of Smartphones, Tablets, and Remote Monitoring Devices in Improving Symptom Monitoring and Self-Care Management?
Research
RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2016
This review-style article discusses gerontechnologies—mobile applications on smartphones/tablets and remote monitoring systems—for outpatient symptom monitoring and self-care management in older adults with heart failure. It frames these tools as potentially cost-effective and accessible when designed for older…
A wearable bluetooth LE sensor for patient monitoring during MRI scans.
Research
RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2016
This engineering paper reports a prototype wearable patient-monitoring device that transmits vital-sign measurements via Bluetooth LE during MRI. Across 7 MRI acquisitions (25 minutes total), the authors report no Bluetooth packet loss, increased PPG noise during MRI, and no effect on temperature/humidity readings.…