Smartwatch Use and Physician Well-Being

Does wearing a smartwatch and having access to its physiological data (eg, sleep, step count, and heart rate) improve the well-being of physicians?In this randomized clinical trial including 184 physicians, burnout was lower and resilience was higher at 6 months among physicians in the intervention arm vs the control arm after adjusting for baseline score, demographics, specialty, and work hours.Wearing a smartwatch and having access to its data may be a worthwhile individual strategy that improves physicians’ well-being.

Corresponding Author: Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E 17th Pl, Rm E 1347, Aurora, CO 80045 (liselotte.dyrbye@cuanschutz.edu).

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