在法医精神病学中测试可穿戴技术的可用性:一个随机交叉试验
Peter C de Looff1,2,3,4, Matthijs L Noordzij5, Henk L I Nijman1,2
1Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Frontiers in psychiatry
|July 1, 2024
概括
可穿戴技术显示出法医精神病患者的潜力,但目前的设备,包括健身追踪器和定制应用程序,缺乏足够的可用性,无法广泛采用. 为了成功整合,需要进一步改善游戏化和动机.
科学领域:
- 法医精神病学 法医精神病学
- 数字心理健康数字心理健康
- 可穿戴技术可穿戴技术
背景情况:
- 法医精神病治疗的目的是减少暴力行为,但通常会产生很小的效果.
- 可穿戴技术为身体和精神健康提供了潜在的好处,在患者和工作人员的法医环境中具有有前途的应用.
- 提供持续反的用户友好可穿戴设备可能对轻度智力障碍或边缘智力功能患者特别有益.
研究的目的:
- 在法医精神病学背景下比较四种可穿戴设备的可用性和接受性.
- 评估通用健身追踪器与定制设计的生物追踪设备的持续使用情况.
- 评估随机交叉试验中患者和工作人员的结果.
主要方法:
- 一个随机交叉试验,涉及工作人员和患者.
- 四个可穿戴设备在四周内进行了测试 (每个设备一周).
- 两个设备是商业健身追踪器 (Fitbit,Garmin);两个使用定制应用程序 (Sense-IT,E4仪表板) 进行生物提示和生理反应监测.
主要成果:
- 在设备之间观察到可用性,接受性和持续使用方面的显著差异.
- 健身追踪器 (Fitbit,Garmin) 的可用性得分高于定制设计的应用程序 (Sense-IT,E4仪表板).
- 在患者和工作人员中发现了类似的可用性和接受模式.
结论:
- 没有测试过的可穿戴设备符合国际可用性标准,这引发了人们对其在法医精神病学中的适应性的担忧.
- 建议改善游戏化和激励特征,以提高该群体对可穿戴技术的采用.
- 需要进一步的研究来优化可穿戴技术,以便在法医心理健康护理中有效使用.
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