Person-Generated Health Data in Women's Health: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to their ability to collect person-generated health data, digital tools and connected health devices may hold great utility in disease prevention, chronic disease self-monitoring and self-tracking, as well as in tailoring information and educational content to fit individual needs. Facilitators and barriers to the use of digital health technologies vary across demographics, including sex. The "femtech" market is growing rapidly, and women are some of the largest adopters of digital health technologies.

Objective

This paper aims to provide the background and methods for conducting a scoping review on the use of person-generated health data from connected devices in women's health. The objectives of the scoping review are to identify the various contexts of digi

SUBMITTER: Karim JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196349 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature