Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study
Introduction Long-term conditions are a major burden on health systems. One way to facilitate more research and better clinical care among patients with long-term conditions is to collect accurate data on their daily symptoms (patient-generated health data) using wearable technologies. Whilst eviden...
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| author | Cassandra Kenning Peter Bower Nicola Small Syed Mustafa Ali Benjamin Brown Katherine Dempsey Elaine Mackey Brian McMillan Caroline Sanders Ilina Serafimova Sabine N Van der Veer William G Dixon John McBeth |
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| description | Introduction Long-term conditions are a major burden on health systems. One way to facilitate more research and better clinical care among patients with long-term conditions is to collect accurate data on their daily symptoms (patient-generated health data) using wearable technologies. Whilst evidence is growing for the use of wearable technologies in single conditions, there is less evidence of the utility of frequent symptom tracking in those who have more than one condition. Aims To explore patient views of the acceptability of collecting daily patient-generated health data for three months using a smartwatch app. Methods Watch Your Steps was a longitudinal study which recruited 53 patients to track over 20 symptoms per day for a 90-day period using a study app on smartwatches. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sub-sample of 20 participants to explore their experience of engaging with the app. Results In a population of older people with multimorbidity, patients were willing and able to engage with a patient-generated health data app on a smartwatch. It was suggested that to maintain engagement over a longer period, more ‘real-time’ feedback from the app should be available. Participants did not seem to consider the management of more than one condition to be a factor in either engagement or use of the app, but the presence of severe or chronic pain was at times a barrier. Conclusion This study has provided preliminary evidence that multimorbidity was not a major barrier to engagement with patient-generated health data via a smartwatch symptom tracking app. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-91247ac934b248feaa11937a696e635d2025-01-27T15:04:35ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity2633-55652024-12-011410.1177/26335565231220202Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative studyCassandra KenningPeter BowerNicola SmallSyed Mustafa AliBenjamin BrownKatherine DempseyElaine MackeyBrian McMillanCaroline SandersIlina SerafimovaSabine N Van der VeerWilliam G DixonJohn McBethIntroduction Long-term conditions are a major burden on health systems. One way to facilitate more research and better clinical care among patients with long-term conditions is to collect accurate data on their daily symptoms (patient-generated health data) using wearable technologies. Whilst evidence is growing for the use of wearable technologies in single conditions, there is less evidence of the utility of frequent symptom tracking in those who have more than one condition. Aims To explore patient views of the acceptability of collecting daily patient-generated health data for three months using a smartwatch app. Methods Watch Your Steps was a longitudinal study which recruited 53 patients to track over 20 symptoms per day for a 90-day period using a study app on smartwatches. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sub-sample of 20 participants to explore their experience of engaging with the app. Results In a population of older people with multimorbidity, patients were willing and able to engage with a patient-generated health data app on a smartwatch. It was suggested that to maintain engagement over a longer period, more ‘real-time’ feedback from the app should be available. Participants did not seem to consider the management of more than one condition to be a factor in either engagement or use of the app, but the presence of severe or chronic pain was at times a barrier. Conclusion This study has provided preliminary evidence that multimorbidity was not a major barrier to engagement with patient-generated health data via a smartwatch symptom tracking app.https://doi.org/10.1177/26335565231220202 |
| spellingShingle | Cassandra Kenning Peter Bower Nicola Small Syed Mustafa Ali Benjamin Brown Katherine Dempsey Elaine Mackey Brian McMillan Caroline Sanders Ilina Serafimova Sabine N Van der Veer William G Dixon John McBeth Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity |
| title | Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study |
| title_full | Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study |
| title_short | Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study |
| title_sort | users views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long term conditions multimorbidity a qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/26335565231220202 |
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