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. 2021 Aug 19;21(16):5589. doi: 10.3390/s21165589

Table 3.

Requirements of wearable health monitoring devices within various healthcare services [96].

Medical Service Place of Care Required Sensor Performance and Accuracy Requirements
Healthcare Use Self-Monitoring
Domiciliary care Patient’s home High Medium Portable, robust, ease of use
Hospital care Hospital environment High Medium Portable within a hospital setting, high accuracy
Wearable health monitoring Anywhere, Any time Medium Medium Small and light, highly portable and unobtrusive