| Autor: |
Trudel M; Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada., Cafazzo JA, Hamill M, Igharas W, Tallevi K, Picton P, Lam J, Rossos PG, Easty AC, Logan A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Studies in health technology and informatics [Stud Health Technol Inform] 2007; Vol. 129 (Pt 1), pp. 167-71. |
| Abstrakt: |
Rising concern over the poor state of chronic disease management led to the user-informed design and development of a home tele-monitoring system. Focus groups with patients and primary care providers guided the research team towards a design that would accommodate the workflow and concerns of the healthcare providers and the low use and comfort with technology found among the patient population. The system was trialed in a before-and-after pilot study of 34 patients with diabetes and hypertension. Findings demonstrate a significant improvement in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. An RCT beginning in 2007 is being conducted to confirm these findings. It is hypothesized that this user-centred approach, utilizing focus groups, iterative design and human factors methods of evaluation, will lead to the next-generation of home tele-monitoring applications that are more intuitive, less cumbersome, and ultimately bring about greater patient compliance and better physician management. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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