Assessment of ownership of smart devices and the acceptability of digital health data sharing.

ABSTRACT: Smart portable devices- smartphones and smartwatches- are rapidly being adopted by the general population, which has brought forward an opportunity to use the large volumes of physiological, behavioral, and activity data continuously being collected by these devices in naturalistic settings to perform research, monitor health, and track disease. While these data can serve to revolutionize health monitoring in research and clinical care, minimal research has been conducted to understand what motivates people to use these devices and their interest and comfort in sharing the data. In this study, we aimed to characterize the ownership and usage of smart devices among patients from an expansive academic health system in the southeastern US and understand their willingness to share data collect

SUBMITTER: Shandhi MMH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10883993 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature