Wearable Technology and Research

Introduction:

On October 3, 2019, Andrew Brightman, PhD, gave a presentation entitled "Ethics of Research Involving Wearable Technologies," in which he explains the differences between regulated medical and unregulated consumer health and fitness technologies. Dr. Brightman discusses the core ethical issues of research involving wearable technologies, such as: protecting the privacy of participants; veracity and security of data; and ensuring informed consent. Who has access to your smart watch data, who’s interpreting it, and what are they doing with it?

References

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Vogler, B. & Schwab, G. (2019, December 4). Ethics of Wearable Medical and Fitness Devices. Benedikt S. Vogler’s Blog: AI and other technology.
Loncar-Turukalo, T., Zdravevski, E., Machado da Silva, J., Chouvarda, I., Trajkovik, V. (2019). Literature on Wearable Technology for Connected Health: Scoping Review of Research Trends, Advances, and Barriers. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(9): e14017

Wearable Technology and Research