Devices and Data Sources

I. Adding a New Device to Way to Health

1. Select the 'Devices' tab under Manage Study in Way to Health

2. Click '+ New Device'

3. Name the device and select the device from the 'Class' drop down menu 

4. After selecting the correct device, WTH will automatically set default selections according to what the WTH developers feel is the best selection for that device type.  Be sure to review the defaults and make any necessary changes.  

5. Enter in the device credentials- username and password

• Note: for some devices, WTH will let you 'save' the device even if the username and password are incorrect

6. *NEW* Device Authorization Enrollment Step... is applicable if device set up is a requirement for enrollment. You should select whether or not a participant has to authorize the device, or if they can skip the set up

• The participant must authorize this device: Used when device set up is part of the enrollment process and there is only one device option
  • How to Authorize devices:
    • Front End via the Participant Portal: Device authorization occurs when participants will enroll via the participant portal. They will need to enter their bluetooth device credentials into Way to Health when they are redirected to the products sign in page. Then participants will need to allow Way to Health to receive data from bluetooth device and can check-off what data we receive.

      

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    • Back End via the Administrative Portal: Now you can authorize device accounts directly from the administrative portal! Authorization can be via the enrollment tab OR the devices tab if the participant has already completed enrollment. Simply click the "Authorize" button on the enrollment tab or devices tab and another tab will automatically open taking you to the devices authorization page as show above.
       
      
      
• The participant will be given an option to skip authorization: Used when there are more than one device types that a participant can use so that they can skip over the step for the device that they are not using
  • Ex: a pedometer study using both Moves and Fitbit 

7. Selection Strategy explanations can be found in How Device Data attaches to Events. However there are some general principles.. 

• First: used for medication adherence devices
• Last:
• Min: used for weight loss studies
• Max: used for physical activity studies 

8. Selection Field determines which field of data WTH should use for a particular device to determine whether a participant completed or was compliant to the encounter

• Ex: Clevercap pill bottle selection field should be IS_TAKEN, which will have the variables 0 and 1 for yes and no to determine encounter completeness and compliance 

9. Attach data and close encounter... indicates when the encounter should close.

• As soon data is available: will immediately close out the encounter once data is received and attaches to the open encounter.
  • Generally used for medication adherence devices
• Wait until the end of the encounter window: encounter will not close until the end of the encounter window.  This is ideal for devices where it may be typical to receive multiple data enteries throughout the course of the encounter.
  • Ex: leave Fitbit encounter window open so that WTH attaches the maximum number of steps walked to the encounter.
  • Ex: leave Nokia Scale encounter window open so that WTH attaches the minimum weight value to the encounter, regardless of how many times the participant steps on the scale.

10. When an already-completed encounter gets new data... determines what to do with new data 

• Attach new data in place of the old: If new data comes in after an encounter is completed, it will switch out the new data with original data 
  • Ex: Fitbit participant doesn't sync their device until the following day, WTH will replace the '0 steps' with the # of steps that they walked
• Stick with our original data: WTH should leave the original data that attached to the encounter
  • Used for medication adherence devices, SMS 
    

11. Apply feedback... indicates what action WTH should take following new data

• Only the first time data attaches: If any new data comes in during an encounter window that has already been completed, WTH will not do anything. 
• Each time a new data point attaches to an encounter: If any new data comes in during an encounter window that has already been completed, WTH will reapply feedback on the encounter for each data entry 

II. Aggregator and Summarizer

See Aggregator for use case explanation and set up instructions 

See Summarizer for use case explanation and set up instructions 

III. Way to Health integrates with a wide variety of data sources

Consumer devices

• Medication Adherence
  • Vitality Glow Caps
    • Has a few different data types in WTH - cap openings, last communication time, dose adherence data
  • MedSignals
  • CleverCap
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  • Adheretech
  • Propeller Health
    • Inhaler sensor
• Step Tracking
  • Fitbit - devices (such as Flex, One, etc) as well as the app.
  • Moves App
  • Misfit
  • Withings app
• Weight Tracking
  • Withings scale
  • CleverCap scales
  • IncentaHealth scale
• Blood Pressure
  • Withings cuff
  Fluid Intake
  • Hidrate Spark water bottle

Participant Input

• Surveys
• Precommitment
• Goal selection
• SMS Receiver

Other data import methods

• CSV Files
• Data Aggregator
• Data Summarizer