| Autor: |
Rose Gunn, Shelby L Watkins, Dave Boston, A Gabriela Rosales, Stefan Massimino, Suparna Navale, Stephanie L Fitzpatrick, John Dickerson, Rachel Gold, George Lee, Carmit K McMullen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JMIR Formative Research, Vol 8, p e55732 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2561-326X |
| DOI: |
10.2196/55732 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundCommunity health center (CHC) patients experience a disproportionately high prevalence of chronic conditions and barriers to accessing technologies that might support the management of these conditions. One such technology includes tools used for remote patient monitoring (RPM), the use of which surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess how a CHC implemented an RPM program during the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodsThis retrospective case study used a mixed methods explanatory sequential design to evaluate a CHC’s implementation of a suite of RPM tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyses used electronic health record–extracted health outcomes data and semistructured interviews with the CHC’s staff and patients participating in the RPM program. ResultsThe CHC enrolled 147 patients in a hypertension RPM program. After 6 months of RPM use, mean systolic blood pressure (BP) was 13.4 mm Hg lower and mean diastolic BP 6.4 mm Hg lower, corresponding with an increase in hypertension control (BP |
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