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Clinician Perspectives on the Design and Application of Wearable Cardiac Technologies for Older Adults: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New wearable devices (for example, AliveCor or Zio patch) offer promise in detecting arrhythmia and monitoring cardiac health status, among other clinically useful parameters in older adults. However, the clinical utility and usability from the perspectives of clinicians is largely unexplored.

Objective

This study aimed to explore clinician perspectives on the use of wearable cardiac monitoring technology for older adults.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using semistructured focus group interviews. Clinicians were recruited through purposive sampling of physicians, nurses, and allied health staff working in 3 tertiary-level hospitals. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis to identify themes.

Results

Clinicians representing physicians, nurses, and allied health staff working in 3 tertiary-level hospitals completed 4 focus group interviews between May 2019 and July 2019. There were 50 participants (28 men and 22 women), including cardiologists, geriatricians, nurses, and allied health staff. The focus groups generated the following 3 overarching, interrelated themes: (1) the current state of play, understanding the perceived challenges of patient cardiac monitoring in hospitals, (2) priorities in cardiac monitoring, what parameters new technologies should measure, and (3) cardiac monitoring of the future, "the ideal device."

Conclusions

There remain pitfalls related to the design of wearable cardiac technology for older adults that present clinical challenges. These pitfalls and challenges likely negatively impact the uptake of wearable cardiac monitoring in routine clinical care. Partnering with clinicians and patients in the co-design of new wearable cardiac monitoring technologies is critical to optimize the use of these devices and their uptake in clinical care.

SUBMITTER: Ferguson C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7333070 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinician Perspectives on the Design and Application of Wearable Cardiac Technologies for Older Adults: Qualitative Study.

Ferguson Caleb C Inglis Sally C SC Breen Paul P PP Gargiulo Gaetano D GD Byiers Victoria V Macdonald Peter S PS Hickman Louise D LD

JMIR aging 20200618 1

<h4>Background</h4>New wearable devices (for example, AliveCor or Zio patch) offer promise in detecting arrhythmia and monitoring cardiac health status, among other clinically useful parameters in older adults. However, the clinical utility and usability from the perspectives of clinicians is largely unexplored.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to explore clinician perspectives on the use of wearable cardiac monitoring technology for older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>A descriptive qualitative study ...[more]

PMID: 32554377

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