The rapid aging of the world's population, along with an increase in the prevalence of
chronic illnesses, requires adaption and modification of current healthcare models. New …

This chapter presents an overview of many wearable devices of different types that have
been proven in medical and home environments as being helpful in Quality of Life …

Wearable, embedded sensor systems for health applications are foreseen to be enablers in
the future healthcare. They will provide ubiquitous monitoring of multiple parameters without …

Continuous monitoring of physiological and physical parameters is necessary for the
assessment and management of personal health status. It can significantly contribute to the …

Mobile and wearable devices embedded with multiple sensors for health monitoring and
disease diagnosis are growing fields with the potential to provide efficient means for remote …

The design and development of wearable biosensor systems for health monitoring has
garnered lots of attention in the scientific community and the industry during the last years …

Over the past century, in most countries, there has been a continual increase in life
expectancy primarily due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and …

As diverse as tomorrow's society constituent groups may be, they will share the common
requirements that their life should become safer and healthier, offering higher levels of …

Improving health and lives of people is undoubtedly one of the prime goals of healthcare
organizations, policy-makers, and leaders around the world. The need of ageing, disability …

An increase in world population along with a significant aging portion is forcing rapid rises in
healthcare costs. The healthcare system is going through a transformation in which …