Background: The integration of wearable health devices, including the smartwatches, fitness trackers, and biosensors, is revolutionizing healthcare at a fast-changing healthcare setting, by allowing a real-time tracking of patient health. These devices offer a critical information that can be used to improve early diagnosis, enhance the management of chronic diseases, and enable a proactive patient care. Yet, in spite of their promise, the use of the wearable health devices in healthcare environments is hindered by several key barriers, such as technological complexity, insufficient training, and organizational support. The study seeks to investigate the correlation between the strategies for maximizing the wearable health device deployment and the obstacles that impede their adoption, with the aim of determining a solution to enhance their integration into clinical practice.

Methods: The study employed a descriptive-correlational quantitative research design, gathering data from a sample of 200 nurses. The survey focused on assessing nurses’ perceptions of wearable health devices, particularly in relation to their influence on patient care, clinical decision-making, and the efficiency of daily workflow activities.

Result: The findings indicated that there were weak associations between technological complexity, absence of training, and organizational support with nurses’ perception of wearable health devices. One such finding was that nurses who perceived not being trained rated the effectiveness of the devices in detecting early health issues slightly lower, but this was not statistically significant. Furthermore, nurses who perceived a greater number of barriers to adoption were likely to see wearable health devices as less important, although this correlation was also weak.

Conclusion: The findings suggest that while there are some weak correlations between barriers to adoption and nurses’ perceptions of wearable health devices, these relationships do not have a significant impact on their overall adoption. Addressing training gaps and overcoming perceived barriers may enhance the integration of wearable devices in healthcare settings.

Keywords: Relationship, Strategies, Wearable Health Devices, Barriers, Adoption, Healthcare Setting.

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