Using a Wearable-Based Animated Patient Avatar to Improve Patients’ Perception of Vital Signs: Multicenter Computer-Based Study
This computer-based study suggests that Visual Patient Wearable visualizations enhance patients' ability to detect and recall simulated vital sign deviations. Participants found the system intuitive, easy to learn, and reassuring. The Visual Patient Wearable system provides an at-a-glance interface that may support patients' understanding of their vital signs and could facilitate communication of relevant information to clinical staff, thereby potentially contributing to informed patient engagement. The next step is to develop a software prototype for wearable devices and test it in a clinical study.
Authors
- Florian J. Raimann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6597-9585)
- Kai Zacharowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-9110)
- David W. Tscholl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3677-3705)
- Tadzio R. Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1072-5748)
- Florian Piekarski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4095-3573)
- Cynthia A. Hunn
- Max Ebensperger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3983-2405)
- Achilles Delis
- Arend Rahrisch
- Gregor Massoth
- Johannes Köhler
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/84130
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00