Researchers sought details from patients' experiences with devices and apps to help improve features
) who may not seek care until they experience an exacerbation? A recent study found a wearable device and mobile app were deemed useful by patients with COPD to aid in the management of their condition, based on data from 26 adults who used devices and apps for 6 months.
Individuals with COPD tend to be older and less technologically adept, and they may be less willing to adopt new technology, he added."We wanted to understand what would make people use a self-management app," he said. The researchers divided their findings into four main themes: Information, support and reassurance; barriers to adoption; impact on communication with healthcare providers; and opportunities for improvement.
A total of four patients experienced technical difficulties with the app that kept it from impacting their disease management. Some of the suggestions from participants for improvement included adding information about food intake, weight, blood pressure, and temperature to the health information being tracked, as well as restoring the oxygen saturation measure, which had been disabled because of accuracy concerns.
The takeaway message from the current study is that people with COPD may benefit from self-management apps, but they would like to use them in collaboration with their healthcare team, said Wu."Clinicians may see more of their patients bringing in data from wearables and apps," he noted. "Many of these exacerbations are not recognized by clinicians or even patients until they present late and end up in an urgent office visit with a physician or in the emergency room , so addressing exacerbations earlier has the potential to avoid ER visits or hospitalizations," he said.
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