Technology-Enhanced Health Care in Smart Homes: Scoping Review of Sensor Technologies, Clinical Applications, Integration Challenges, and Future Directions

Technology-Enhanced Health Care in Smart Homes: Scoping Review of Sensor Technologies, Clinical Applications, Integration Challenges, and Future Directions. BACKGROUND: Smart home technologies integrated with technology-enhanced health care (TEH) systems are transforming residential care by supporting independent living, continuous health monitoring, and remote clinical interventions. The Internet of Medical Things, wearable biosensors, and AI-driven analytics enable proactive health care delivery and personalized interventions, particularly for older adults and individuals with chronic conditions. OBJECTIVE: This review synthesizes literature on TEH integration within smart homes, examining global deployment patterns, technological maturity, biomedical sensor integration, machine learning applications, and health outcomes. It also identifies implementation challenges and disparities to improve digital health care strategies. METHODS: A scoping review was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and IEEE Xplore for peer-reviewed studies published between January 2005 and February 2025. Following screening of 6276 records, 169 studies were included, covering experimental, qualitative, and system design methodologies. Data were extracted on geographic deployment, sensor types, TEH architectures, machine learning algorithms, clinical outcomes, and adoption barriers. RESULTS: TEH adoption is concentrated in Europe, East and Southeast Asia, and higher-income countries, with potential emerging initiatives in West Asia in lower-income regions. Smart home maturity ranges from foundational systems with basic automation to connected ecosystems with centralized Internet of Things coordination, and intelligent systems with data-driven adaptive monitoring. The literature was synthesized across thematic domains, including sensor technologies, smart home infrastructure, predictive analytics, telehealth integration, and ethical and regulatory considerations, …