Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Usability and Acceptability of Remote Monitoring Systems to Manage Chronic Heart Failure. (20th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evangelista, Lorraine S.; Moser, Debra K.; Lee, Jung-Ah; Moore, Alison A.; Ghasemzadeh, Hassan; Sarrafzadeh, Majid; Mangione, Carol M.
• Is Part Of: Gerontology & geriatric medicine. Volume 1(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-11-20
• Subjects: cardiovascular diseases and risk -- chronic diseases -- technology -- health care disparity; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; 618.97005
• DOI: 10.1177/2333721415618050
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2333-7214

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of using remote monitoring systems (RMS) in monitoring health status (e.g., vital signs, symptom distress) in older adults (≥55) with chronic heart failure (HF).Method: Twenty-one patients (52.4% women, mean age 73.1 ± 9.3) were trained to measure and transmit health data with an RMS. Data transmissions were tracked for 12 weeks.Results: All participants initiated use of RMS within 1 week; 71%, 14%, and 14% of patients transmitted daily health data 100%, ≥75%, and <75% of the time, respectively, for 12 weeks. Overall usability and acceptability of the RMS were 4.08 ± 0.634 and 4.10 ± 0.563, respectively (when scored on a range of 1-5, where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree ).Discussion: Findings show that an RMS-based intervention can be successfully implemented in a group of older patients with chronic HF.