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Table 8 Types of data gathering

From: Towards pervasive computing in health care – A literature review

Type of data gathering

n (%)

References

Monitoring of persons

42 (63%)

[2124, 2631, 3336, 3942, 4553, 5769, 88, 91]

Monitoring of objects

11 (16%)

[21, 27, 40, 43, 44, 55, 68, 7072, 79, 86]

Localization of persons

21 (31%)

[13, 23, 24, 27, 32, 35, 37, 39, 40, 43, 44, 53, 54, 60, 63, 67, 68, 7377]

Localization of objects

3 (4%)

[38, 54, 56]

Manual input or request

19 (28%)

[40, 48, 50, 59, 62, 63, 7376, 7887]

  1. Note: Multiple entries in different categories are possible. The percentages refer to all 67 systems reviewed.