Acceptability and Usability of a Wearable Device for Sleep Health Among English- and Spanish-Speaking Patients in a Safety Net Clinic: Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disorders are common and disproportionately affect marginalized populations. Technology, such as wearable devices, holds the potential to improve sleep quality and reduce sleep disparities, but most devices have not been designed or tested with racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse patients. Inclusion and engagement of diverse patients throughout digital health development and implementation are critical to achieving health equity.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the usability and acceptability of a wearable sleep monitoring device-SomnoRing-and its accompanying mobile app among patients treated in a safety net clinic.

Methods

The study team recruited English- and Spanish-speaking patients from a mid-sized pulmonary and sleep medic

SUBMITTER: Purnell L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10280334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature