Zhou Siyu, Li Kai, Ogihara Astushi, Wang Xiaohe
School of Public health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
School of Medical technology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Digit Health. 2022 May 23;8:20552076221102246. doi: 10.1177/20552076221102246. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of traditional Chinese medicine doctors about wearable devices and diagnostic instruments and explore the factors that influence them.
Data on the perceptions of the traditional Chinese medicine doctors in Hangzhou, China, about wearable devices and diagnostic instruments were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The author coded the interview responses using grounded theory. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in four traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in Hangzhou, China. The responses of 385 traditional Chinese medicine doctors were considered valid. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression models were used for analysis.
This study categorized the perceptions of traditional Chinese medicine about wearable devices and traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic instruments under convenience, reliability, suitable population, machine usage scenario, and the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and information communication technology. Convenience encompassed portability and the convenience of carrying instruments or wearing the devices and operating them and the human-device interface. Reliability encompassed the underlying principles, accuracy, durability, and reference to diagnosis. Suitability for people encompassed age distinction and disease differentiation. Machine usage scenarios included use in daily life, educational institutions, and primary medical institutions. The combination of traditional Chinese medicine and information communication technology encompassed the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and wearable functions and diagnostic interpretation. The perceptions of traditional Chinese medicine doctors were affected by age, title, type of hospital, and specialty.
The use of wearable devices and traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic instruments has gradually been accepted by traditional Chinese medicine doctors. Traditional Chinese medicine doctors need to improve their knowledge and skills for information communication technology integration, and their standardized training should incorporate information communication technology and digital health.
本研究旨在调查中医医生对可穿戴设备和诊断仪器的看法，并探索影响他们看法的因素。
通过面对面的半结构化访谈收集了中国杭州中医医生对可穿戴设备和诊断仪器看法的数据。作者运用扎根理论对访谈回复进行编码。在中国杭州的四家中医医院进行了横断面调查。385名中医医生的回复被视为有效。采用描述性统计和二元逻辑回归模型进行分析。
本研究将中医对可穿戴设备和中医诊断仪器的看法分为便利性、可靠性、适用人群、仪器使用场景以及中医与信息通信技术的融合。便利性包括便携性、携带仪器或佩戴设备及操作它们的便利性以及人机界面。可靠性包括基本原理、准确性、耐用性以及对诊断的参考性。对人群的适用性包括年龄区分和疾病鉴别。仪器使用场景包括在日常生活、教育机构和基层医疗机构中的使用。中医与信息通信技术的融合包括中医与可穿戴功能及诊断解读的整合。中医医生的看法受到年龄、职称、医院类型和专业的影响。
可穿戴设备和中医诊断仪器的使用已逐渐被中医医生接受。中医医生需要提高其信息通信技术整合的知识和技能，其标准化培训应纳入信息通信技术和数字健康。
