Matea Pavic1, Vanessa Klaas2, Gudrun Theile3, Johannes Kraft3, Gerhard Tröster2, Matthias Guckenberger3. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology/Competence Center Palliative Care, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, matea.pavic@usz.ch. 2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Wearable Computing Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology/Competence Center Palliative Care, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mobile health is a promising strategy aiming to anticipate and prevent the deterioration of health status in palliative cancer patients. A prerequisite for successful implementation of this technology into clinical routine is a high level of usability and acceptance of devices. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate feasibility as well as patients' acceptance of remote monitoring using wearables in palliative cancer patients. METHODS: In this prospective single-center observational feasibility study, 30 cancer patients treated with palliative intent in an inpatient setting with an estimated life expectancy of >8 weeks and <12 months were provided with a smartphone including a pre-installed "Activity Monitoring" app and a sensor-equipped bracelet and monitored over a period of 12 weeks starting at discharge from hospital. We report detailed feasibility and usability aspects and comment on patients' acceptance of the wearables. RESULTS: Between February 2017 and May 2018 a total of 30 patients were included in the study. From these, 25 participants (83%) completed the whole study period. On average, the bracelet was worn on 53% and smartphone used on 85% of the study days. The completion rate of daily digital questionnaires for subjective ratings (pain and distress scale) was 73%, and 28 patients were able to handle the wearables and to operate the app without major problems. Use of the bracelet was low during the night hours, with a wearing time of 1.7% of all night hours (8 p.m. to 8 a.m.). CONCLUSIONS: Remote monitoring of health care status in palliative cancer patients with a limited life expectancy is feasible and patients are able to handle the smartphone and the sensor-equipped bracelet. Feedback towards use of this monitoring system was mostly positive.
BACKGROUND: Mobile health is a promising strategy aiming to anticipate and prevent the deterioration of health status in palliative cancerpatients. A prerequisite for successful implementation of this technology into clinical routine is a high level of usability and acceptance of devices. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate feasibility as well as patients' acceptance of remote monitoring using wearables in palliative cancerpatients. METHODS: In this prospective single-center observational feasibility study, 30 cancerpatients treated with palliative intent in an inpatient setting with an estimated life expectancy of >8 weeks and <12 months were provided with a smartphone including a pre-installed "Activity Monitoring" app and a sensor-equipped bracelet and monitored over a period of 12 weeks starting at discharge from hospital. We report detailed feasibility and usability aspects and comment on patients' acceptance of the wearables. RESULTS: Between February 2017 and May 2018 a total of 30 patients were included in the study. From these, 25 participants (83%) completed the whole study period. On average, the bracelet was worn on 53% and smartphone used on 85% of the study days. The completion rate of daily digital questionnaires for subjective ratings (pain and distress scale) was 73%, and 28 patients were able to handle the wearables and to operate the app without major problems. Use of the bracelet was low during the night hours, with a wearing time of 1.7% of all night hours (8 p.m. to 8 a.m.). CONCLUSIONS: Remote monitoring of health care status in palliative cancerpatients with a limited life expectancy is feasible and patients are able to handle the smartphone and the sensor-equipped bracelet. Feedback towards use of this monitoring system was mostly positive.
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