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The Emergence of Wearable Technologies in Healthcare: A Systematic Review

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Wearable technology is an emerging field of research with a vast potential to transform millions of lives by revolutionizing the healthcare sector. There has been a positive surge in the articles relating to wearable devices in healthcare. The current study focuses on the works of literature published post-2012. The analysis begins with collecting relevant articles with a keyword search in several databases like Google Scholar, Scopus, AuthorMapper, ResearchGate, SpringerLink, Scopus, and Web of Science. It follows a meticulous bibliometric and co-citation analysis using software packages like Harzing and VOSviewer to identify the peak periods of research, recognize authors who have had a prominent influence in the field, and illustrate common themes of interest. Using content analysis tools like MAXQDA and Vicinitas in conjunction with VOSviewer, the emerging trends and categories are established. This structured mapping approach helps visualize the evolution of articles over time and highlight current research interest areas. The findings also help identify the scope for future research in this field.

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  1. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    Suhas G. Aekanth & Daniel J. Tillinghast

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  1. School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Vincent G. Duffy

  2. Human-Computer Interaction Center, Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Martina Ziefle

  3. Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Pei-Luen Patrick Rau

  4. International School of Technology and Management, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, China

    Mitchell M. Tseng

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Aekanth, S.G., Tillinghast, D.J. (2023). The Emergence of Wearable Technologies in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. In: Duffy, V.G., Ziefle, M., Rau, PL.P., Tseng, M.M. (eds) Human-Automation Interaction. Automation, Collaboration, & E-Services, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10788-7_3

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