ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Using Digital Health Technologies to Monitor Pain, Medication Adherence and Physical Activity in Young People with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Feasibility Study.
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- Digital health tools in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic literature review.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the Use of Smartwatches and Activity Trackers for Health-Related Purposes for Children Aged 5 to 11 years: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Colchicine Adherence in Adults with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study.Rheumatology and therapy · 2026Article
- Remote Therapeutic Monitoring in Musculoskeletal Pain Medicine: A Systematic Review and Comparison with Remote Physiologic Monitoring.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Paediatric Preparedness: Document Analysis of the Challenges Experienced Using Smartwatch Technologies to Support Children Living with a Chronic Health Condition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The impact of magnetic resonance imaging anxiety on treatment adherence.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Development and Delivery of an Integrated Digital Health Care Approach for Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Usability Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Paediatric Rheumatology Fails to Meet Current Benchmarks, a Call for Health Equity for Children Living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Using Digital Health Technologies.Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Digital Health Intervention in Enhancing Medication Adherence Among Arthritis Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nepal journal of epidemiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis can be influenced by pain, medication adherence, and physical activity. A new digital health intervention, InteractiveClinics, aims to monitor these modifiable risk factors. Twelve children, aged 10 to 18 years, received daily notifications on a smartwatch to record their pain levels and take their medications, using a customised mobile app synchronised to a secure web-based platform. Daily physical activity levels were automatically recorded by wearing a smartwatch. Using a quantitative descriptive research design, feasibility and user adoption were evaluated. The web-based data revealed the following: Pain: mean app usage: 68% (SD 30, range: 28.6% to 100%); pain score: 2.9 out of 10 (SD 1.8, range: 0.3 to 6.2 out of 10). Medication adherence: mean app usage: 20.7% (SD, range: 0% to 71.4%), recording 39% (71/182) of the expected daily and 37.5% (3/8) of the weekly medications. Pro-re-nata (PRN) medication monitoring: 33.3% (4/12), one to six additional medications (mean 3.5, SD 2.4) for 2-6 days. Physical activity: watch wearing behaviour: 69.7% (439/630), recording low levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (mean: 11.8, SD: 13.5 min, range: 0-47 min). To conclude, remote monitoring of real-time data is feasible. However, further research is needed to increase adoption rates among children.
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