Appl Clin Inform 2023; 14(05): 913-922
DOI: 10.1055/a-2174-7820
Review Article

Visualization of Patient-Generated Health Data: A Scoping Review of Dashboard Designs

Edna Shenvi
1   Elimu Informatics, El Cerrito, California, United States
,
Aziz Boxwala
1   Elimu Informatics, El Cerrito, California, United States
,
Dean Sittig
2   McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
,
Courtney Zott
3   NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
,
Edwin Lomotan
4   Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, United States
,
James Swiger
4   Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, United States
,
Prashila Dullabh
3   NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Funding This work is based on research conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, Maryland, United States (contract no.: 75Q80120D00018 for the Clinical Decision Support Innovation Center [CDSiC]).
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Abstract

Background Patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) aims to assist with tailoring decisions to an individual patient's needs. Patient-generated health data (PGHD), including physiologic measurements captured frequently by automated devices, provide important information for PC CDS. The volume and availability of such PGHD is increasing, but how PGHD should be presented to clinicians to best aid decision-making is unclear.

Objectives Identify best practices in visualizations of physiologic PGHD, for designing a software application as a PC CDS tool.

Methods We performed a scoping review of studies of PGHD dashboards that involved clinician users in design or evaluations. We included only studies that used physiologic PGHD from single patients for usage in decision-making.

Results We screened 468 titles and abstracts, 63 full-text papers, and identified 15 articles to include in our review. Some research primarily sought user input on PGHD presentation; other studies garnered feedback only as a side effort for other objectives (e.g., integration with electronic health records [EHRs]). Development efforts were often in the domains of chronic diseases and collected a mix of physiologic parameters (e.g., blood pressure and heart rate) and activity data. Users' preferences were for data to be presented with statistical summaries and clinical interpretations, alongside other non-PGHD data. Recurrent themes indicated that users desire longitudinal data display, aggregation of multiple data types on the same screen, actionability, and customization. Speed, simplicity, and availability of data for other purposes (e.g., documentation) were key to dashboard adoption. Evaluations were favorable for visualizations using common graphing or table formats, although best practices for implementation have not yet been established.

Conclusion Although the literature identified common themes on data display, measures, and usability, more research is needed as PGHD usage grows. Ensuring that care is tailored to individual needs will be important in future development of clinical decision support.

Protection of Human and Animal Subjects

No human or animal subjects were included in this project.


Authors' Contributions

All authors made substantial contributions to the conception, design, and execution of this research. All authors participated in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content and gave final approval of the version published.


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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 05. Juni 2023

Angenommen: 11. September 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
13. September 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. November 2023

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