TY - JOUR
T1 - From monitoring to proactive healthcare
T2 - Cases exploring embodiment and AI in smart textile design
AU - ten Bhömer, Martijn
AU - Wang, Qi
AU - Bai, Ziqian
AU - Jiang, Mengqi
AU - Qu, Nianchong
AU - Wu, Zhen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This paper examines the integration of smart textiles and artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, focusing on the shift from monitoring to proactive interventions. Through a series of case studies, it identifies generic design challenges and opportunities for proactive healthcare applications and explores design qualities within Smart Textiles, Data & AI, and Embodiment to guide future practices. Findings emphasize the strategic integration of sensors within textile structures, enabling embodied feedback mechanisms, enhancing user engagement and acceptance. Additionally, the study underscores how participatory design approaches can foster long-term health behaviors, reduce burdens on healthcare systems, and enhance patient autonomy by actively involving users and healthcare professionals in the design process. While this work identifies new avenues for proactive and holistic healthcare solutions, it also addresses challenges related to AI-driven data handling, privacy, and ethical concerns, reinforcing the need for transparent, secure, and ethically responsible practices as these technologies advance.
AB - This paper examines the integration of smart textiles and artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, focusing on the shift from monitoring to proactive interventions. Through a series of case studies, it identifies generic design challenges and opportunities for proactive healthcare applications and explores design qualities within Smart Textiles, Data & AI, and Embodiment to guide future practices. Findings emphasize the strategic integration of sensors within textile structures, enabling embodied feedback mechanisms, enhancing user engagement and acceptance. Additionally, the study underscores how participatory design approaches can foster long-term health behaviors, reduce burdens on healthcare systems, and enhance patient autonomy by actively involving users and healthcare professionals in the design process. While this work identifies new avenues for proactive and holistic healthcare solutions, it also addresses challenges related to AI-driven data handling, privacy, and ethical concerns, reinforcing the need for transparent, secure, and ethically responsible practices as these technologies advance.
KW - artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare
KW - embodied interaction
KW - proactive healthcare
KW - sensor integration
KW - Smart textiles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105009016823&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14606925.2025.2512320
DO - 10.1080/14606925.2025.2512320
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105009016823
SN - 1460-6925
JO - Design Journal
JF - Design Journal
ER -