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- Title
The Wearable Activity Tracker Checklist for Healthcare (WATCH): a 12-point guide for the implementation of wearable activity trackers in healthcare.
- Authors
Szeto, Kimberley; Arnold, John; Maher, Carol
- Abstract
Increasing physical activity in patients offers dual benefits, fostering improved patient health and recovery, while also bolstering healthcare system efficiency by minimizing costs related to extended hospital stays, complications, and readmissions. Wearable activity trackers offer valuable opportunities to enhance physical activity across various healthcare settings and among different patient groups. However, their integration into healthcare faces multiple implementation challenges related to the devices themselves, patients, clinicians, and systemic factors. This article presents the Wearable Activity Tracker Checklist for Healthcare (WATCH), which was recently developed through an international Delphi study. The WATCH provides a comprehensive framework for implementation and evaluation of wearable activity trackers in healthcare. It covers the purpose and setting for usage; patient, provider, and support personnel roles; selection of relevant metrics; device specifications; procedural steps for issuance and maintenance; data management; timelines; necessary adaptations for specific scenarios; and essential resources (such as education and training) for effective implementation. The WATCH is designed to support the implementation of wearable activity trackers across a wide range of healthcare populations and settings, and in those with varied levels of experience. The overarching goal is to support broader, sustained, and systematic use of wearable activity trackers in healthcare, therefore fostering enhanced physical activity promotion and improved patient outcomes.
- Subjects
HUMAN services programs; RESEARCH funding; PHYSICAL fitness mobile apps; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY lifestyles; WEARABLE technology; CONCEPTUAL structures; HEALTH care industry; DELPHI method; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1479-5868
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12966-024-01567-w