Table 2.

Benefits, challenges, and future advances of wearable technology

Benefits	Challenges	Future research
Method of diagnosis, management, monitoring, and prevention of various gastrointestinal conditions; Remote patient monitoring; Reduce healthcare costs; Encourage better patient self-management and intervention; Improve health in vulnerable populations; Reduce spread of disease and protective tool for healthcare workers; Facilitate physician patient collaboration towards personalized medicine	Data inaccuracy; Privacy issues	Investigate data accuracy with improved hardware and software algorithms; Technological developments to ensure patient privacy; Regulations to ensure patient comfort with sharing data