Can Patient Use of Daily Activity Monitors Change Nurse Practitioner Practice?

Health Care Provider Perceptions of Consumer-Grade Devices and Apps for Tracking Health: A Pilot Study (Preprint)

“…Prior work has demonstrated that patient access to these technologies is a barrier to providers in recommending them to patients [25][26][27][28], and our results support these findings. Our research demonstrated provider perceived barriers to recommending these technologies included older patients, technical literacy, and financial costs.…”

“…However, Nundy et al found that overall this data is more trustworthy than self-report, which providers perceive that some patients misrepresent their activity to please the providers [26]. In previous research regarding health technologies, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) rules and regulations regarding data security have been major concerns among providers [25,27,28]. However, we found the majority of providers were not concerned with these issues.…”

“…However, we found the majority of providers were not concerned with these issues. Yet, if this data was synthesized and standardized for inclusion into the medical record, it could become more of a concern [25].…”

“…), the evidence suggests that tracking may be beneficial [19][20][21][22][23], however, use in the clinical setting remains limited. Research on primary care providers' perceptions of information technologies that have been developed to be used as a diary for a specific illness, is also limited, with only a handful of studies identified [24][25][26][27][28].…”

The Influence of Technology in Nursing Education

“…16,17 There are multiple devices available for monitoring daily activities, and some of them will affect the efficacy in practice. These devices vary in their usability, security, measurement parameters, support system, and convenience.…”