Author(s):
- C. Calvignac
Abstract:
The article is based on the sociological analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews conducted with French sleep physicians during the spring of 2021. These interviews were meant to define the part played by quantified self technologies dedicated to sleep management in the course of the consultation and clinical examination and to reflect on the therapeutic implications of their use. We asked the physicians how they dealt with patients’ self-monitoring practices and how they made sense of such a data within the framework of a care pathway. First, we review the reliability of these technologies as perceived by our 20 key witnesses. We report on the main concerns expressed about them. We then look at the different ways of managing these connected patients and making the most of their self-tracking data. We will also discuss the issues related to the advent and installation of these self-tracking practices, in terms of standardization of behaviors, therapeutic education and redistribution of responsibilities.
Documentation:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msom.2023.01.216
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