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Recommendations for Successful Implementation of the Use of Vocal Biomarkers for Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 and Long COVID in Clinical Practice and Research.

In Interactive journal of medical research

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of remote patient monitoring in clinical practice or research for safety and emergency reasons, justifying the need for innovative digital health solutions to monitor key parameters or symptoms related to COVID-19 or Long COVID. The use of voice-based technologies, and in particular vocal biomarkers, is a promising approach, voice being a rich, easy-to-collect medium with numerous potential applications for health care, from diagnosis to monitoring. In this viewpoint, we provide an overview of the potential benefits and limitations of using voice to monitor COVID-19, Long COVID, and related symptoms. We then describe an optimal pipeline to bring a vocal biomarker candidate from research to clinical practice and discuss recommendations to achieve such a clinical implementation successfully.

Fischer Aurelie, Elbeji Abir, Aguayo Gloria, Fagherazzi Guy

2022-Nov-15

COVID-19, COVID-19 symptoms, Long COVID, artificial intelligence, digital health, digital health monitoring, digital health solution, health care application, health monitoring, health technology, remote monitoring, remote patient monitoring, vocal biomarker, voice, voice-based technology