"Intelligent" t-shirts moeten patiënten beter monitoren (en) - Montesquieu Instituut

Montesquieu Instituut van wetenschap naar samenleving

bij Volksgezondheidsbeleid

Met dank overgenomen van Directoraat-generaal Communicatienetwerken, Inhoud en Technologie (Connect), gepubliceerd op maandag 18 juni 2012.

A T-shirt fitted with sensors promises to greatly improve quality of life for the chronically ill, as well as ease doctors' workload and reduce healthcare costs. EU-funded researchers have developed the innovative system to measure heart rate, breathing and physical activity, which is backed up by in-home monitoring devices and intelligent data processing technology. It may even help in training regimes for elite sports like rugby.


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