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„Mit der Popularität von tragbarer Technologie gehen stark gestiegene Erwartungen einher“, sagt Tim Hoctor, Vice President of Professional Services beim Analyseunternehmen Elsevier. „Das bloße Sammeln von Gesundheitsdaten führt dazu, dass Benutzer glauben, dass sie irgendwie zur Unterstützung der Forschung und zum Nutzen der Gesundheitsversorgung eingesetzt werden können.
„Aber die Realität ist, dass Technologieunternehmen, die Wearables herstellen, zwar gut darin sind, Daten zu sammeln, aber weniger in der Lage sind, den wahren wissenschaftlichen Kontext zu verstehen, und ihnen das Fachwissen fehlt, um tatsächlich Erkenntnisse aus den Daten zu gewinnen, die sie besitzen. Kurz gesagt, tragbare Geräte können nicht allein eine bessere Gesundheitsversorgung unterstützen, sondern erfordern dennoch den Input von Experten, die die Daten zusammentragen und interpretieren können.“ Are GPs prepared for patients who bring biometric data they have collected to their consultations? We seem several years away from such a scenario, as standards of data and even device reliability are not yet in place. The NHS is moving forward with its proposals for a “kite mark” to signify if a device meets their standards. And the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency can classify an app as a “medical device.” But comprehensive and universal regulations aren’t around the corner yet. It’s easy to sleepwalk into an era where health service access will be dependent on data you can track and deliver to your clinicians
Nevertheless, the quantified self – which can trace its heritage to the 1970s – now has the potential to accelerate with the widespread availability of wearable devices. What begins as a simple exercise in tracking physical activity can now be expanded and extended to every aspect of our lives. With the large tech companies driving these developments, it’s easy to sleepwalk into an era where health service access will be dependent on data you can track and deliver to your clinicians, and your ability to purchase the devices you need – which often need the latest smartphones to work. Piwek concludes:“We have reached a point where the rapid pace of development in personalised digital technology has surpassed our ability to manage all the Big Data that this technology generates about our habits, routines and health behaviour. We predict that those issues will be in the centre of discussion about implementing wearables in healthcare, and we’re already discussing it with GPs and medical practitioners to better understand how to mitigate and address this as we engage actively on many fronts in the research on wearable technology.” Today, the simple inquiry “how are you?” can already mean popping open your weekly heart tracking results. Ten years down the line, what will insurers and GPs do with this information? And, if you don’t have this data, what does this mean for your wellbeing and place in society?