Table 5.

Classification of wearable device applications in health and safety monitoring, chronic disease management, and disease diagnosis and treatment.

Health and Safety Monitoring	Chronic Disease Management	Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases
Monitors gait, posture, vital signs in real time	Changes passive disease treatment to active monitoring	Early detection of Alzheimer’s through gait
Supports older adults, children, pregnant women, patient groups	Cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, diabetes management	Monitoring respiratory diseases, cardiac anomalies, urinary diseases
Use in disease diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation	Hypertension, urinary diseases	Cognitive rehabilitation, aids for disabilities
Therapeutic applications in early stages