Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (Nov 2015)

Examining Older Adults’ Perceptions of Usability and Acceptability of Remote Monitoring Systems to Manage Chronic Heart Failure

  • Lorraine S. Evangelista PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN,
  • Debra K. Moser DNSc, RN, FAAN,
  • Jung-Ah Lee PhD, RN,
  • Alison A. Moore MD, MPH,
  • Hassan Ghasemzadeh PhD,
  • Majid Sarrafzadeh PhD,
  • Carol M. Mangione MD, MSPH

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415618050
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1

Abstract

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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.