title: Examining Older Adults' Perceptions of Usability and Acceptability of Remote Monitoring Systems to Manage Chronic Heart Failure.
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 disagreeand 5 =strongly agree).Discussion:Findings show that an RMS-based intervention can be successfully implemented in a group of older patients with chronic HF.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: Debra K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors.forename: Jung-Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Alison A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Washington State University, Pullman, USA.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghasemzadeh
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarrafzadeh
authors.affiliation: Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Carol M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mangione
keywords: cardiovascular diseases and risk; chronic diseases; health care disparity; technology