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Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of using remote monitoring systems (RMS) in monitoring health status (e.g., vital signs, symptom distress) in older adults (≥ 55) with chronic heart failure (HF). Method: Twenty-one patients (52.4% women, mean age 73.1 ± 9.3) were trained to measure and transmit health data with an RMS. Data transmissions were tracked for 12 weeks. Results: All participants initiated use of RMS within 1 week; 71%, 14%, and 14% of patients transmitted daily health data 100%, ≥ 75%, and < 75% of the time, respectively, for 12 weeks. Overall usability and acceptability of the RMS were 4.08 ± 0.634 and 4.10 ± 0.563, respectively (when scored on a range of 1-5, where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree). Discussion: Findings show that an RMS-based intervention can be successfully implemented in a group of older patients with chronic HF.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-22-2015
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415618050
Funding Information
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors would like to acknowledge funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1R01HL093466-05) and University of California, Los Angeles, Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research/Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (RCMAR/CHIME) under National Institute on Aging (P30-AG02-1684, PI, C. Mangione).
Repository Citation
Evangelista, Lorraine S.; Moser, Debra K.; Lee, Jung-Ah; Moore, Alison A.; Ghasemzadeh, Hassan; Sarrafzadeh, Majid; and Mangione, Carol M., "Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Usability and Acceptability of Remote Monitoring Systems to Manage Chronic Heart Failure" (2015). Nursing Faculty Publications. 31.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/nursing_facpub/31
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, v. 1, p. 1-6.
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