Table 1.
Summary of studies using Google Glass as patient-centered interventions.
| Source (country) | Health condition | Study design | Study setting | Google Glass (GG) use |
| Anam et al, 2014 (United States) |
Ophthalmology – visual impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Monitors and reports nonverbal social cues to user |
| Garcia and Nahapetian, 2015 (United States) |
Ophthalmology – visual impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Patient home | Analyzes environment and reports the information to user to help them navigate a room |
| Pundlik et al, 2016 (United States) |
Ophthalmology – visual impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Magnifies user’s vision while completing a series of tasks |
| Hwang and Peli, 2016 (United States) |
Ophthalmology – advanced age-related macular degeneration | Case study | Laboratory | Warps the vision of participants in efforts to improve vision |
| Tanuwidjaja et al, 2014 (United States) |
Ophthalmology – colorblindness | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Helps participants identify colors |
| Lazewatsky et al, 2014 (United States) |
Motor impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Helps participants guide the robot personal assistant |
| Gips et al, 2015 (United States) |
Motor impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Allows people to operate a computer with only eye or head movements |
| Sinyukov et al, 2016 (United States) |
Motor impairment – Locked-In Syndrome | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Uses voice control function of GG to allow people to navigate an electric wheelchair in indoor environments |
| Malu and Findlater, 2015 (United States) |
Motor impairment – upper body impairment | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Uses touchpad and visual display to perform tasks on a computer/ mobile phone |
| McNaney et al, 2014 (United Kingdom) |
Motor impairment – Parkinson’s Disease | Pilot/feasibility study | Varying locations (patient home, in public) | Helps in daily interactions and common activities |
| McNaney et al, 2015 (United Kingdom) |
Motor impairment – Parkinson’s Disease | Pilot/feasibility study | Varying locations (patient home, in public) | Monitors user’s speech volume and provides feedback |
| Zhao et al, 2016 (Netherlands) |
Motor impairment – Parkinson’s Disease | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Provides visual and auditory cues to modulate gait |
| Pervaiz and Patel, 2014 (United States) |
Motor impairment – Dysarthria | Pilot/feasibility study | Assisted living facility | Helps people be aware of their volume, notifies them when to raise it, and provides feedback to clinicians so they can adjust therapy |
| Miranda et al, 2014 (Mexico) |
Psychiatric/Developmental – Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) | Quasi-experimental | Laboratory | Monitors symptoms of SAD through blinking habits |
| Voss et al, 2016 (United States) |
Psychiatric/Developmental – Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) | Pilot/feasibility study | Patient home | Uses the video feature to monitor everyday life |
| Mirtchouk et al, 2016 (United States) |
Eating monitoring | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Records head motion while participants eat |
| Rahman et al, 2015 (United States) |
Eating monitoring | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | Records user’s eating and drinking habits through head movements |
| Ye et al, 2015 (United States) |
Eating monitoring | Case study | Laboratory | Records head motion while participants eat |
| Hernandez et al, 2014 (United States) |
Physiological measurements | Pilot/feasibility study | Laboratory | The accelerometer, gyroscope, and camera on GG are used to analyze the heart and respiration rate of user wearing the device |
| Richer et al, 2015 (Germany) |
Physiological measurements | Quasi-experimental study | Varying locations (patients’ everyday lives) | Serves as the “wearable extension” portion of the DailyHeart app |
| Wiesner et al, 2015 (Germany) |
Allergies | Pilot/feasibility study | Varying locations (drugstores selling cosmetic products) | Cross checks ingredients on cosmetic product package with a list of allergens created by the user in their online profile |