Physical health assessment by using mobile health technologies, literature review

Abstract

A literary analysis of remote physical health assessment methods is available in this article. Indicators that directly or indirectly indicate the level of health are considered. The main focus was on methods of assessing the functional state, functional reserve, behavioral factors, disease statistics. Subjective health information such as symptoms, quality of life, and disease statistics were briefly reviewed. Because it can be easily translated into a remote format.
 Objective remote assessment methods are described in more detail. The following methods for evaluating functional reserves were considered: VO2max , lung capacity, physical exercises, heart rate variability, behavioral factors, body composition, glucose level, body posture and biomechanics, assessment of human activity, SF-36 questionnaires, WHODAS 2.0, static analysis of the number and duration of diseases. Some description of methods, statistical data and names of devices and programs were given for them.
 The greatest emphasis is placed on applications for smartphones, as they are the most accessible to the general population. The convenience and availability of mobile applications has led to the emergence of a new industry - «mobile health». The accuracy of mobile health diagnostics will increase significantly if additional sensors are added. For example: heart rate, accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS, etc. In some cases, it can be more valuable than diagnostics in specialized medical institutions. Most of these devices are able to transmit information to the client's or specialist's smartphone.
 The article also presents alternative methods for assessing health indicators that do not require specialized equipment.