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SelfHealth

A privacy-respecting wearable platform turning everyday activity data into early warnings, supporting independent living with chronic conditions.

Lead researcher
Cathal Gurrin
Institution
Dublin City University
SelfHealth

About the project

Managing the growing burden of Common Chronic Diseases (CCDs)—which affect nearly 65% of Ireland’s over-65 population—is a critical challenge for healthcare systems worldwide. The cost and complexity of delivering continuous care at scale are becoming unsustainable.

SelfHealth addresses this by a novel, privacy-respecting wearable platform to support independent living and reduce healthcare costs while improving quality of life. The core hypothesis: low-cost lifelogging sensors can empower healthcare systems with real-time, actionable insights into individuals' daily activities, enabling timely interventions and better chronic disease management.

The key objectives for SelfHealth are:

1. SelfHealth is developing and testing a wearable device combined with a cloud-based analytics and reporting platform to assess Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and generate visual, interactive health insights for clinicians, caregivers, and users.
2. The AI-driven analytics engine has a greater that 90% activity detection accuracy.
3. SelfHealth provided a validated solution for scaling within healthcare systems.

Last updated: 8 September 2026

Project team

Cathal Gurrin

Lead researcher
Dublin City University

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