Sherry L Grace1, Golnoush Taherzadeh2, Isaac Sung Jae Chang3, Jennifer Boger4, Amaya Arcelus4, Susanna Mak5, Caroline Chessex6, Alex Mihailidis3. 1. York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Bethune 368, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J IP3, Canada; University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Cardiorespiratory Fitness Team 347 Rumsey Road, Toronto, ON, M4G IR7, Canada. Electronic address: sgrace@yorku.ca. 2. University Health Network, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Cardiorespiratory Fitness Team 347 Rumsey Road, Toronto, ON, M4G IR7, Canada. 3. Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Rosebrugh Building, Room 407, 164 College St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada. 4. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 550 University Ave., 12th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada. 5. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, Murray Side, Rm 18-365, Toronto ON, M5G 1X5, Canada. 6. University Health Network, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St. West Wing, 5th Floor, Room 469, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Technological advances are leading to the ability to autonomously monitor patient's health status in their own homes, to enable aging-in-place. OBJECTIVES: To understand the perceptions of seniors with heart failure (HF) regarding smart-home systems to monitor their physiological parameters. METHODS: In this qualitative study, HF outpatients were invited to a smart-home lab, where they completed a sequence of activities, during which the capacity of 5 autonomous sensing modalities was compared to gold standard measures. Afterwards, a semi-structured interview was undertaken. These were transcribed and analyzed using an interpretive-descriptive approach. RESULTS: Five themes emerged from the 26 interviews: (1) perceptions of technology, (2) perceived benefits of autonomous health monitoring, (3) disadvantages of autonomous monitoring, (4) lack of perceived need for continuous health monitoring, and (5) preferences for autonomous monitoring. CONCLUSIONS: Patient perception towards autonomous monitoring devices was positive, lending credence to zero-effort technology as a viable and promising approach.
BACKGROUND: Technological advances are leading to the ability to autonomously monitor patient's health status in their own homes, to enable aging-in-place. OBJECTIVES: To understand the perceptions of seniors with heart failure (HF) regarding smart-home systems to monitor their physiological parameters. METHODS: In this qualitative study, HF outpatients were invited to a smart-home lab, where they completed a sequence of activities, during which the capacity of 5 autonomous sensing modalities was compared to gold standard measures. Afterwards, a semi-structured interview was undertaken. These were transcribed and analyzed using an interpretive-descriptive approach. RESULTS: Five themes emerged from the 26 interviews: (1) perceptions of technology, (2) perceived benefits of autonomous health monitoring, (3) disadvantages of autonomous monitoring, (4) lack of perceived need for continuous health monitoring, and (5) preferences for autonomous monitoring. CONCLUSIONS:Patient perception towards autonomous monitoring devices was positive, lending credence to zero-effort technology as a viable and promising approach.
Authors: Ju Wang; Nicolai Spicher; Joana M Warnecke; Mostafa Haghi; Jonas Schwartze; Thomas M Deserno Journal: Sensors (Basel) Date: 2021-01-28 Impact factor: 3.576