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Mobile Health Technology for Pediatric Symptom Monitoring: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric blood and marrow transplant (PBMT) patients experience significant symptom distress. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can be leveraged to improve understanding of the patient's symptom experience by providing continuous, real-time, in situ, patient-generated symptom data. This rich data stream can subsequently enhance symptom management strategies. However, limited research has been conducted in this area.

Objectives

This pilot study seeks to (a) explore the feasibility of integrating mHealth technologies to monitor symptom data for PBMT patients and (b) evaluate the study design, measures, and procedures.

Methods

An exploratory longitudinal design was employed to assess the feasibility of monitoring 10 PBMT patients' symptoms using data from two mHealth technologies: (a) a smartphone mHealth application (app) to collect symptom data and (b) a wearable tracking device (Apple watch) to collect physiological data. Feasibility was measured as usability and acceptability. Monthly patient interviews and an end-of-study feasibility survey were employed and analyzed to further understand reasons for sustained interest in and attrition from the study.

Results

Overall usability of the wearable was 51%, and app was 56%. Children reported devices were easy to use and acceptable. The study demonstrated acceptability with an enrollment rate of 83% and an attrition rate of 30%, with 70% of the children remaining in the study for at least 40 days.

Discussion

This pilot study is among the first to explore the feasibility of using mobile technologies to longitudinally obtain patient-generated symptom data to enhance understanding of the PBMT symptom experience. In addition, it will improve our understanding of how these data present, interact, and cluster together throughout the posttransplant period.

SUBMITTER: Vaughn J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256218 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mobile Health Technology for Pediatric Symptom Monitoring: A Feasibility Study.

Vaughn Jacqueline J Gollarahalli Siddharth S Shaw Ryan J RJ Docherty Sharron S Yang Qing Q Malhotra Chandni C Summers-Goeckerman Erika E Shah Nirmish N

Nursing research 20200301 2

<h4>Background</h4>Pediatric blood and marrow transplant (PBMT) patients experience significant symptom distress. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can be leveraged to improve understanding of the patient's symptom experience by providing continuous, real-time, in situ, patient-generated symptom data. This rich data stream can subsequently enhance symptom management strategies. However, limited research has been conducted in this area.<h4>Objectives</h4>This pilot study seeks to (a) explore t ...[more]

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Mobile Health Technology for Pediatric Symptom Monitoring: A Feasibility Study.

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