Ash Garrett I, Stults-Kolehmainen Matthew, Busa Michael A, Gregory Robert, Garber Carol Ewing, Liu Jason, Gerstein Mark, Casajus José Antonio, Gonzalez-Aguero Alex, Constantinou Demitri, Geistlinger Michael, Guppy Fergus M, Pigozzi Fabio, Pitsiladis Yannis P
Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT.
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2020 Feb;19(2):45-49. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000680.
The recent explosion of wearable technology and the associated concerns prompted the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) to create a quality assurance standard for wearable devices, which provides commissioned testing of marketing claims and endorsement of commercial wearables that test favorably. An open forum as announced in the conference advertising was held at the Annual Meeting of the New England Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) November 7 to 8, 2019, in Providence, Rhode Island, USA for attending NEACSM members to voice their input on the process. Herein, we report the proceedings. The round table participants perceived the quality assurance standard to be important, but identified some practical process challenges that included the broad scope and complexity of the device universe, the need for a multiphase testing pathway, and the associated fees for product evaluation. The participants also supported the evaluation of device data analysis, behavioral influences, and user experience in the overall evaluation. Looking forward, the FIMS quality assurance standard faces the challenge of balancing these broader perspectives with practical constraints of budget, facilities, time, and human resources.
近期可穿戴技术的迅猛发展以及相关担忧促使国际运动医学联合会（FIMS）制定了可穿戴设备质量保证标准，该标准对营销声明进行委托测试，并对测试结果良好的商业可穿戴设备予以认可。正如会议宣传中所宣布的，2019年11月7日至8日在美国罗德岛州普罗维登斯市举行的美国运动医学学院新英格兰地区分会（NEACSM）年会上，为参会的NEACSM成员举办了一个开放论坛，以便他们对该流程发表意见。在此，我们报告会议进程。圆桌会议参与者认为质量保证标准很重要，但也指出了一些实际流程挑战，包括设备种类繁多、范围广泛且复杂，需要多阶段测试路径，以及产品评估的相关费用。参与者还支持在整体评估中对设备数据分析、行为影响和用户体验进行评估。展望未来，FIMS质量保证标准面临着在这些更广泛的观点与预算、设施、时间和人力资源等实际限制之间取得平衡的挑战。
