Design and Preliminary Findings From a New Electronic Cohort Embedded in the Framingham Heart Study.
J Med Internet Res
; 21(3): e12143, 2019 03 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30821691
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
New models of scalable population-based data collection that integrate digital and mobile health (mHealth) data are necessary.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to describe a cardiovascular digital and mHealth electronic cohort (e-cohort) embedded in a traditional longitudinal cohort study, the Framingham Heart Study (FHS).METHODS:
We invited eligible and consenting FHS Generation 3 and Omni participants to download the electronic Framingham Heart Study (eFHS) app onto their mobile phones and co-deployed a digital blood pressure (BP) cuff. Thereafter, participants were also offered a smartwatch (Apple Watch). Participants are invited to complete surveys through the eFHS app, to perform weekly BP measurements, and to wear the smartwatch daily.RESULTS:
Up to July 2017, we enrolled 790 eFHS participants, representing 76% (790/1044) of potentially eligible FHS participants. eFHS participants were, on average, 53±8 years of age and 57% were women. A total of 85% (675/790) of eFHS participants completed all of the baseline survey and 59% (470/790) completed the 3-month survey. A total of 42% (241/573) and 76% (306/405) of eFHS participants adhered to weekly digital BP and heart rate (HR) uploads, respectively, over 12 weeks.CONCLUSIONS:
We have designed an e-cohort focused on identifying novel cardiovascular disease risk factors using a new smartphone app, a digital BP cuff, and a smartwatch. Despite minimal training and support, preliminary findings over a 3-month follow-up period show that uptake is high and adherence to periodic app-based surveys, weekly digital BP assessments, and smartwatch HR measures is acceptable.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Longitudinal Studies
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Telemedicine
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Cell Phone
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Electronics
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Smartphone
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Internet Res
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Publication country:
CA
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CANADA
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CANADÁ