Table 3 Overview on device type for PGHD collection, PGHD types and workflow integration
Device type | No. of studies | Indication focus (disease) | PGHD type shared or discussed | PGHD sharing part of study | Workflow of data sharing between patient and HCP (as part of study or discussed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical device app/wearable | 138 | Atrial Fibriliation | ECG data38 | Yes | From patient smartphone to web-based provider portal |
Prototype medical device app | 137 | Diabetes37 | Glucose measures, medication adherence, programme progress, reported barriers to self-care37 | Yes | Report shared with HCPs by study staff prior consultation, not further specified37 |
Non-medical device data handling app | Rheumatoid arthritis9 | Symptom and disease impact tracking, based on validated questionnaires9 | Yes | Graphical summaries of longitudinal data in EHR9 | |
Post-discharge surgical site infection18 | Symptom tracking, wound photos18 | Yes | Data send to web-based provider dashboard18 | ||
Wellness & lifestyle app/wearable | Not specified28 | Steps, sleep, heart rate, calories burned, exercise/workouts, water consumption, nutrition, breathing, oxygen levels, weight, mindfulness exercises28 | Yes | Fitbit data automatically sent to web-based provider platform28 | |
Geriatric care35 | Social, spiritual, cognitive and physiological measures (unspecified)35 | No | PGHD sharing was not part of study and not discussed35 | ||
Not specified (Medical device and/or wellness/lifestyle app/ wearable) | 24 | Chronic conditions (various)11 | Not specified | Yes | Data from patient device to web-based provider dashboard11 or through patients choice11 |
Sleep, heart rate, seizure tracking, body movements, voice quality, environmental factors, mood, medication/therapy adherence, concentration34 Skin/body temperature29 | No | Integration in EHR or presentation on patient’s device desired29,34 | |||
Breathing rate, skin/body temperature, voice quality | No | Integration in EHR20,29 or presentation on patient’s device desired2915/03/2025 13:47:00 | |||
Environmental information29,36 Mood, PROMs (e.g., Quality of life)21 Body movements, heart rate, breathing rate, smartphone usage, smartphone usage29 Behaviour data, nutrition information, weight, BMI, substance use, body image36 | No | Integration in EHR21,29 or presentation on patient’s device desired;29 or not specified36 | |||
Symptom tracking, physical activity, nutrition, medication/therapy adherence10 Quality of life (PROMs), side effects, treatment satisfaction25 | No | ||||
Diabetes13 | Blood glucose measures, physical activity, nutrition, weight, medication/therapy adherence13 | No | Not specified | ||
HIV infection12 | Not specified | No | Not specified | ||
Stroke and traumatic brain injury17 | Physical activity, behaviour data17 | No | Integration in EHR desired17 | ||
Geriatric care32 | Not specified32 | No | Access via decision support systems desired32 | ||
Sweating, skin/body temperature, physical activity, gait, sedentariness, Environmental factors, smartphone usage, communication, social media usage, typing pattern, GPS, blood glucose measures, mood, nutrition, weight, body fat percentage, inhaler use, wound pictures, blood pressure, ECG data, peak expiratory flow3215/03/2025 13:47:00 | No | Integration in EHR or patient portal desired8,15,16,19,22,33,39,40 |
