The Use of Technology to Support Precision Health in Nursing Science. J Nurs Scholarsh 2019 Nov;51(6):614-623
Date
10/01/2019Pubmed ID
31566870Pubmed Central ID
PMC7147934DOI
10.1111/jnu.12518Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85073964701 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
PURPOSE: This article outlines how current nursing research can utilize technology to advance symptom and self-management science for precision health and provides a roadmap for the development and use of technologies designed for this purpose.
APPROACH: At the 2018 annual conference of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Research Centers, nursing and interdisciplinary scientists discussed the use of technology to support precision health in nursing research projects and programs of study. Key themes derived from the presentations and discussion were summarized to create a proposed roadmap for advancement of technologies to support health and well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: Technology to support precision health must be centered on the user and designed to be desirable, feasible, and viable. The proposed roadmap is composed of five iterative steps for the development, testing, and implementation of technology-based/enhanced self-management interventions. These steps are (a) contextual inquiry, focused on the relationships among humans, and the tools and equipment used in day-to-day life; (b) value specification, translating end-user values into end-user requirements; (c) design, verifying that the technology/device can be created and developing the prototype(s); (d) operationalization, testing the intervention in a real-world setting; and (e) summative evaluation, collecting and analyzing viability metrics, including process data, to evaluate whether the technology and the intervention have the desired effect.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Interventions using technology are increasingly popular in precision health. Use of a standard multistep process for the development and testing of technology is essential.
Author List
Starkweather A, Jacelon CS, Bakken S, Barton DL, DeVito Dabbs A, Dorsey SG, Guthrie BJ, Heitkemper MM, Hickey KT, Kelechi TJ, Kim MT, Marquard J, Moore SM, Redeker NS, Schiffman RF, Ward TM, Adams LS, Kehl KA, Miller JLAuthor
Rachel Schiffman BS,MS,PhD Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
HumansNursing Research
Precision Medicine
Technology
United States
