Introduction to Wearable Healthcare Technology
Teknologian nopea kehitys on mahdollistanut ennennäkemättömän pienten tietokoneiden valmistuksen. Puettavat teknologiat käyttävät hyväkseen näitä pieniä puettavia laitteita, joilla on tarkoitus parantaa elämänlaatua. Puettavien teknologialaitteiden määrän kasvun on odotettu saavuttavan miljardin laitteen rajan vuoden 2022 tienoilla. Koska terveydenhuolto hyötyy teknologian kehityksestä, se on oiva kohde puettavan teknologian hyödylliseen käyttöön. Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on luoda yleislaatuinen selvitys puettavista teknologioista, niiden antamista mahdollisuuksista ja riskitekijöistä terveydenhuollon alalla. Aiemmat tutkimukset asiasta ovat keskittyneet lähinnä puettavan teknologian erityisiin osa-alueisiin (kuten tietosuojaan tai tiettyihin laitteisiin). Tutkielmassa esitellään puettavaa teknologiaa ja siihen liittyviä terveydenhuollon mahdollisuuksia niin, ettei siitä tarvitse olla aikaisempaa tietämystä. Puettavat teknologiat terveydenhuollossa saavuttavat varmasti lähivuosina entistä suuremman merkityksen, ja tämä tutkielma voi toimia alustuksena aiheeseen. Tutkimus tehtiin kirjallisuuskatsauksena käyttäen viimeisimpiä akateemisia tutkimuksia ja mukana on myös omia päätelmiä.
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The advancements in technology are enabling the creation of smaller computers than ever before; wearable technology incorporates this technology to create wearable devices to enhance the quality of human life. The amount of connected wearable devices worldwide is expected to hit the milestone of a billion devices somewhere around 2022. As healthcare is becoming increasingly prone to technology, it acts as the best platform for utilizing this wearable revolution in order to improve the quality of human life. This thesis focused on providing a general explanation into wearable technologies as well as its potentials and risks in healthcare applications. Previous researches about this subject have generally focused on its specific aspects (privacy issues, particular technologies). Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to explain why wearable technologies are important in layman’s terms, in hopes of cultivating interest towards this promising technology. The research was executed as a literature review with some personal conclusions using the most topical academic sources.
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