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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a widespread vascular condition with significant morbidity, mortality, and costs.
  • Suboptimal patient adherence to current therapies hinders effective PAD management.
  • Digital therapeutics (DTx) offer innovative solutions for patient self-management of chronic diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify essential components for developing a DTx to prevent adverse outcomes in French PAD patients.
  • To analyze the macro-environmental factors influencing DTx implementation for PAD.

Main Methods:

  • A structured review utilizing Political, Economic, Sociocultural, Technological, Environmental, Legal (PESTEL) and Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT)/Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths (TOWS) frameworks.
  • Evaluation of macro-environmental drivers, systemic constraints, and implementation opportunities for DTx in PAD.

Main Results:

  • PESTEL analysis revealed challenges in prevention, ambulatory care, workforce, reimbursement, and economic/environmental burdens, alongside opportunities in policy, telemonitoring readiness, and public interest.
  • SWOT/TOWS analysis indicated DTx potential to enhance adherence, streamline outpatient care, reduce workload, and address workforce shortages.
  • Essential DTx design features include patient education, behavioral nudges, multimodal data input, and nurse-led follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • PESTEL and SWOT/TOWS analyses offer a framework for developing PAD-focused DTx in France.
  • The proposed DTx aims to improve adherence, decrease hospitalizations, and support public health goals.
  • Further clinical validation is necessary; the approach can be adapted for other countries and chronic cardiovascular diseases.