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Improving Healthy Aging by Monitoring Patients’ Lifestyle through a Wearable Device: Results of a Feasibility Study

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  • Maria Fioranzato

    (Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
    Maria Fioranzato and Rosanna I. Comoretto contributed equally to this work.)

  • Rosanna Irene Comoretto

    (Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
    Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
    Maria Fioranzato and Rosanna I. Comoretto contributed equally to this work.)

  • Corrado Lanera

    (Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy)

  • Lamberto Pressato

    (Group of Primary Care of Vigonovo, Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria ULSS 3 Serenissima, 30030 Vigonovo, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Palmisano

    (Group of Primary Care of Quarto D’Altino, Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria ULSS 3 Serenissima, 30020 Quarto d’Altino, Italy)

  • Luca Barbacane

    (Group of Primary Care of Martellago, Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria ULSS 3 Serenissima, 30030 Martellago, Italy)

  • Dario Gregori

    (Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy)

Abstract

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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  • Maria Fioranzato & Rosanna Irene Comoretto & Corrado Lanera & Lamberto Pressato & Giuseppe Palmisano & Luca Barbacane & Dario Gregori, 2021. "Improving Healthy Aging by Monitoring Patients’ Lifestyle through a Wearable Device: Results of a Feasibility Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-10, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9806-:d:637950
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