Integrating With Other Tools

• With any research study, there are bound to be quite a few moving parts. 
• When adding a new tool to your study, such as a consumer wearable device, it’s important to take into account its ability to integrate with the other tools you’re currently using. 
• For example, are you collecting physiological data from other wearable devices at the same time? Are you also collecting self-reported data? 
• There is nothing more time-consuming and headache-inducing than trying to hack together a system that combines data from multiple sources. 
• At times, there is no other option, however, if it can be avoided, or if the data formats can be compatible, then that is something worth prioritizing. 
• With a third-party data collection platform like Labfront, you can conduct questionnaires and collect the data from your participants, removing the need for an additional survey tool integration. This is beneficial in two main ways:
• 1) It simplifies the researcher’s process in the data analytics stage
• 2) It improves the participant's experience, now that all of their tasks and questionnaires are located in one centralized place. 
• And as we know, a positive participant experience leads to higher adherence, and higher adherence leads to better study results overall.

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