ArticleApplied clinical informatics2022
Veteran and Staff Experience from a Pilot Program of Health Care System-Distributed Wearable Devices and Data Sharing.
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- Veteran Monitoring Initiative for Noninvasive Physiology and Depression (V-MIND) Exploring Physical Activity and Mental Health in UK Veterans: Protocol for an Observational Digital Phenotyping Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Deployment of an Activity Monitoring Program to Complement a Clinical Intervention for Veterans With Gulf War Illness: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- A user-driven consent platform for health data sharing in digital health applications.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Review
- Veteran Preferences and Willingness to Share Patient-Generated Health Data.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Attitudes of healthcare professionals and researchers toward wearable and app derived patient generated health data.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Defining and Improving Outcomes Measurement for Virtual Care: Report from the VHA State-of-the-Art Conference on Virtual Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Review
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Other Wearable Devices to Assess Hypoglycemia among Older Adult Outpatients with Diabetes Mellitus.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Article
- Integrating a Patient Engagement App into an Electronic Health Record-Enabled Workflow Using Interoperability Standards.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
- Donating Health Data to Research: Influential Characteristics of Individuals Engaging in Self-Tracking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe growing trend to use wearable devices to track activity and health data has the potential to positively impact the patient experience with their health care at home and with their care team. As part of a pilot program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) distributed Fitbits to Veterans through four VA medical centers. Our objective was to assess the program from both Veterans' and clinicians' viewpoints. Specifically, we aimed to understand barriers to Fitbit setup and use for Veterans, including syncing devices with a VA mobile application (app) to share data, and assess the perceived value of the device functions and ability to share information from the Fitbit with their care team. In addition, we explored the clinicians' perspective, including how they expected to use the patient-generated health data (PGHD).
methodsWe performed semi-structured interviews with 26 Veterans and 16 VA clinicians to assess the program. Responses to each question were summarized in order of frequency of occurrence across participants and audited by an independent analyst for accuracy.
resultsOur findings reveal that despite setup challenges, there is support for the use of Fitbits to engage Veterans and help manage their health. Clinicians believed there were benefits for having Veterans use the Fitbits and expected to use the PGHD in a variety of ways as part of the Veterans' care plans, including monitoring progress toward health behavior goals. Veterans were overwhelmingly enthusiastic about using the Fitbits; this enthusiasm seems to extend beyond the 3 month "novelty period."
conclusionThe pilot program for distributing Fitbits to Veterans appears to be successful from both Veterans' and clinicians' perspectives and suggests that expanded use of wearable devices should be considered. Future studies will need to carefully consider how to incorporate the PGHD into the electronic health record and clinical workflow.
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