PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Digit. Health
Sec. Connected Health
One Digital Health through Wearables: A Viewpoint on Human–Pet Integration towards Healthcare 5.0
Provisionally accepted
Mostafa Haghi1*
Samira Abani2
Soheil Khooyooz3Anice Jahanjoo4Samaneh Rashidibajgan5Nima Taherinejad1
Thomas Martin Deserno6
Holger Andreas Volk2- 1Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- 3Universitat Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 4Technische Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria
- 5Constructor University Bremen gGmbH, Bremen, Germany
- 6Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany
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Wearable technologies mark a transition in healthcare evolution, from paternalistic (Healthcare 1.0) to reactive (Healthcare 2.0), proactive (Healthcare 3.0), and data-integrated care (Healthcare 4.0). The next stage, Healthcare 5.0, envisions the seamless integration of human and pet health data, fostering a more holistic approach to disease prevention and management. In this viewpoint, we explore the disruptive potential of integrating health monitoring between humans and pets through wearable technology, highlighting the interconnected nature of human-pet health. We examine the parallel evolution of human and pet health monitoring, assessing current technologies and their potential to enhance both fields. We discuss that wearable technologies not only improve chronic disease management but also enable early detection of zoonotic and emerging diseases. Additionally, we emphasize the potential re-usability of human wearable devices for pets, outlining the associated technical challenges. This can lower costs and accelerate adoption, offering mutual benefits for both domains. We address the need for an integrated, linked platform that enables real-time data analysis. Data integration ultimately results in better diagnostic accuracy, optimized treatment plans, and enhanced quality of life for humans and pets. Re-purposing wearables for human-pet health monitoring enables real-time data collection, predictive analytics, and prevention to accelerate the implementation of Healthcare 5.0.
Keywords: Digital technology, Healthcare 5.0, Human health, one digital health, One Health, Pet health, wearable devices
Received: 18 Jul 2025; Accepted: 03 Dec 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Haghi, Abani, Khooyooz, Jahanjoo, Rashidibajgan, Taherinejad, Deserno and Volk. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Mostafa Haghi
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