Wearable Devices and Mobile Health Applications in the Era of Preventive Healthcare: A Decade of Advances, Disease-specific Monitoring, Gen Z and Gen Alpha Lifestyles, and Future Perspectives

Abstract

Wearable devices and mobile health applications have mostly used as a promising tool for preventive
healthcare such as continuous monitoring devices for physiological parameters, physical activity, sleep and
other health problems. This review aims to examine a decade of advances in wearable devices and mobile
health applications, their disease-specific monitoring, their relation to Gen Z and Gen Alpha lifestyles and
their role in preventive healthcare. This review evaluates existing review literature on wearable devices,
cardiovascular parameters monitoring, diabetes control management, mental health, lifestyle enhancement
treatments and digital health applications. Available evidences exhibit the possibilities of smartwatches,
wearable devices and mobile applications helps in physical activity monitoring, glucose management and
health related changes. These devices and applications may also support health awareness and self-
monitoring amongst younger populations, even though age-specific evidences require further examination.
Some important challenges included such as variable measurement, accuracy, data protection issues,
unequal access and limited evidence connecting to evaluate long-term clinical outcomes. Future progress
depends on clinically validated devices, artificial intelligence, Person-centered digital healthcare methods,
strong evidence on long term effectiveness. This review gives the idea about wearable devices and mobile
health applications into preventive healthcare.