ReviewNPJ digital medicine2021
The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare.
Review in NPJ digital medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 168 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
168 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Artificial intelligence in rheumatoid arthritis: current applications and future perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of users experiences of using digital interventions within psychosis: a thematic synthesis of qualitative research.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Health-Related Indicators Measured Using Earable Devices: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Mobile-Health based physical activities co-production policies towards cardiovascular diseases prevention: findings from a mixed-method systematic review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- A Remote Patient Monitoring System With Feedback Mechanisms Using a Smartwatch: Concept, Implementation, and Evaluation Based on the activeDCM Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- Integrating Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices and Patient-Generated Health Data into Clinical Care: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals at a Learning Health System.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Remote Vital Sign Monitoring in Acutely Unwell Hospital at Home Patients: Nonrandomized Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Advancing Neurorehabilitation and Recovery Through Human Movement Quantification via Wearable Sensing.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2026Article
- External conditioning of data collection enhances the information content from wearable sensors.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2026Article
- Digital Transformation in Health Care: Are We on the Right Track?Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Sensor-Based Monitoring of Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms in Free-Living Settings: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Wearable Sensing for Clinical Physiology Monitoring: Emerging Paradigms.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- Wearable Devices and Data Sharing in the US.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Increasing Use of Wearable Devices for Health or Activity Tracking Among Adults with Chronic Diseases in the US.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026Article
- Who gets included? Equity in digital and decentralised mental health and neurodevelopmental trials: A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Can consumer wearables support outpatient health monitoring for patients with post-acute infection syndromes? A systematic umbrella review of accuracy, validity, and clinical utility data.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Evaluating digital health literacy interventions for adults 45+ years: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Coping experiences in child and adolescent rehabilitation through a novel device: A multi-method feasibility study.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2026Review
108 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Wearable technologies promise to redefine assessment of health behaviors, yet their clinical implementation remains a challenge. To address this gap, two of the NIH's Big Data to Knowledge Centers of Excellence organized a workshop on potential clinical applications of wearables. A workgroup comprised of 14 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds (hospital administration, clinical medicine, academia, insurance, and the commercial device industry) discussed two successful digital health interventions that involve wearables to identify common features responsible for their success. Seven features were identified including: a clearly defined problem, integration into a system of healthcare delivery, technology support, personalized experience, focus on end-user experience, alignment with reimbursement models, and inclusion of clinician champions. Health providers and systems keen to establish new models of care inclusive of wearables may consider these features during program design. A better understanding of these features is necessary to guide future clinical applications of wearable technology.
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