Improving Healthy Aging by Monitoring Patients’ Lifestyle through a Wearable Device: Results of a Feasibility Study
| Autor: | Dario Gregori, Giuseppe Palmisano, Lamberto Pressato, Maria Fioranzato, Corrado Lanera, Rosanna Irene Comoretto, Luca Barbacane |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Population ageing
medicine.medical_specialty Wearable device Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Wearable computer wearable device feasibility study lifestyle monitoring Feasibility study Article Healthy Aging Wearable Electronic Devices Perception Health care Diabetes Mellitus Medicine Humans Healthy aging Life Style Wearable technology media_common business.industry Activity tracker Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Lifestyle monitoring Feasibility Studies Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Physical therapy business Welfare Type 2 |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 18; Pages: 9806 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9806, p 9806 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18189806 |
| Popis: | Population aging is related to a huge growth in healthcare and welfare costs. Therefore, wearable devices could be strategic for minimizing years of disability in old age and monitoring patients’ lifestyles and health. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using smart devices to monitor patients’ physical activity in a primary care setting. To assess the acceptance of this novel technology from the point of view of both patients and healthcare professionals, two questionnaires (one paper-based and one ex-novo developed) were administered to 11 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a non-compliant behavior towards the therapeutic indications of their general practitioner (GP). Seven participants would continue to use a wearable activity tracker to monitor their health. We observed that 75% of patients reported a device’s characteristics satisfaction level of over 80% of the total score assigned to this dimension. No differences were observed in the questionnaire’s scores between the two professionals categories (GPs and nurses). Three dimensions (equipment characteristics, subjective norm, perceived risks, perceived ease-of-use and facilitating conditions) correlated > 0.5 with the device’s acceptability level. Some weak correlations were observed between healthcare professionals’ perception and patients’ parameters, particularly between the dimensions of collaboration and web interface ease-of-use and patients’ median number of steps and hours of sleep. In conclusion, despite the limited number of subjects involved, a good acceptance level towards these non-medical devices was observed, according to both patients’ and healthcare professionals’ impressions. |
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