Biofeedback in healthcare: State of the art and meta review

Abstract

This chapter consists of five main sections. It begins by discussing the scope of utilizing biofeedback technology in healthcare systems. Then, it presents a brief history of biofeedback technology and previous reviews. The second section highlights the sensory technology in biofeedback systems by presenting the different types of sensors and their features. The third section explores recent research of biofeedback-based healthcare systems by presenting a range of applications in different fields combined with the utilized sensors. The fourth section discusses the challenges and issues that affect the deployment of biofeedback in healthcare systems. The last section concludes this review.