Watt Angus, Swainston Katherine, Wilson Gemma
Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, UK.
Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, UK.
Digit Health. 2019 Apr 24;5:2055207619845544. doi: 10.1177/2055207619845544. eCollection 2019 Jan-Dec.
Wearable technologies for health monitoring are becoming increasingly mainstream. However, there is currently limited evidence exploring use from the perspective of healthcare professionals. This study aimed to explore health professionals' attitudes toward their patients' use of wearable technologies.
A convenience sample of health professionals was recruited to participate in this study. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were carried out either face-to-face, via Skype or telephone. Interviews were recorded using a Dictaphone, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis.
Four themes emerged from the qualitative findings: 'opportunities for wearable technology', 'usability and understanding', 'privacy and surveillance' and 'cost'.
The findings portray health professionals' ambivalence to the use of wearable technology, and it was apparent that whilst the participants considered the technology as being beneficial to patients, they still had concerns for its use.
用于健康监测的可穿戴技术正日益成为主流。然而，目前从医疗保健专业人员的角度探索其使用情况的证据有限。本研究旨在探讨医疗保健专业人员对其患者使用可穿戴技术的态度。
招募了一个方便样本的医疗保健专业人员参与本研究。通过面对面、Skype或电话进行定性半结构化访谈。访谈使用录音机进行记录，逐字转录并使用主题分析法进行分析。
定性研究结果出现了四个主题：“可穿戴技术的机会”、“可用性和理解”、“隐私和监督”以及“成本”。
研究结果描绘了医疗保健专业人员对使用可穿戴技术的矛盾态度，很明显，虽然参与者认为该技术对患者有益，但他们仍然对其使用存在担忧。
