Current Status and Future Aspect of Digital Health Innovation in Stroke Prevention and Management

Abstract

Digital health innovations (DHI) in medicine have led to remarkable progress in stroke prevention and management worldwide. For example, education regarding the knowledge and awareness of stroke, risk scores for stroke incidence, and wearable devices have been used for primary prevention. Automatic telemedicine and diagnostic imaging have been introduced for the treatment of acute stroke. Rehabilitation using robot-assisted training, virtual reality systems, and other applications has been attempted. Information sharing using the DHI may be expected in secondary prevention. Although these DHI technologies likely assist in stroke prevention and management, their usage remains insufficient, partly because of insufficient evidence. Here, we report the current status and problems associated with the effective and widespread use of DHI in Japan.