Table 1 Three primary application contexts for human performance devices

From: Not all sensors are created equal: a framework for evaluating human performance measurement technologies

Application

Use cases

Wellness/Fitness

Personal health/wellness use cases, where the goal is to use data from the device to help a person to better manage their lifestyle.

Fitness and performance use cases, where the goal is to provide data than can help to guide a training programme for sporting activity.

Healthcare

Behaviour modification use cases, where the goal is to provide input to a structured treatment programme for management of a healthcare issue, or engage patients in their own care process.

Clinical decision-making process use cases, where the goal is to provide data that can guide diagnosis, treatment decisions or measure outcomes of care.

Clinical trials/Research

Behaviour modification use cases, where the goal is to provide input to a self-directed intervention that might compliment or enhance the impact of a therapeutic product.

Endpoints, where the goal is to document the impact of a therapeutic product.