Digital Biomarkers
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Digital biomarkers are indicators of health outcomes developed from digitally collected data (e.g. heart rate from a vital sign monitor). Their source and method of collection makes them “digital” as they are collected and evaluated using a combination of sensors (typically small and portable) and softwares. The measurement methods include devices spanning:
- Wearables
- Implantables
- Ingestibles
Just like Biomarkers, digital biomarkers can be objectively measured and evaluated to assess normal physiological processes (and anomalies therein) or response to therapy and/or infection. They can be incredibly useful for remote patient monitoring as well as regular health tracking. They can be diagnostic, prognostic or predictive.
References:
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-019-0090-4 (Coravos et al., 2019)
- https://medicalfuturist.com/what-do-digital-biomarkers-mean/ (What Do Digital Biomarkers Mean? - The Medical Futurist, n.d.)