TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of socio-demographic factors and patient attitudes to connected health technologies: a survey of stroke survivors
AU - Drake, Archibald
AU - Sassoon, Isabel
AU - Balatsoukas, Panagiotis
AU - Porat, Talya
AU - Ashworth, Mark
AU - Wright, Ellen
AU - Curcin, Vasa
AU - Chapman, Martin
AU - Kokciyan, Nadin
AU - Modgil, Sanjay
AU - Sklar, Elizabeth
AU - Parsons, Simon
N1 - Funding Information:
Many thanks to everyone who kindly gave their time to participate in the survey. Thanks also to Prof. Anthony Rudd and the members of the project’s Clinical Advisory Board for their encouragement and support, in particular our patient & carer representatives and Richard Francis at the Stroke Association for his interest in this study. Finally thanks to our collaborators and suppliers of devices and data for the prototype: Garmin, Withings, MediBioSense and EMIS. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), grant #EP/P010105/1.
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), grant #EP/P010105/1.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - More evidence is needed on technology implementation for remote monitoring and self-management across the various settings relevant to chronic conditions. This paper describes the findings of a survey designed to explore the relevance of socio-demographic factors to attitudes towards connected health technologies in a community of patients. Stroke survivors living in the UK were invited to answer questions about themselves and about their attitudes to a prototype remote monitoring and self-management app developed around their preferences. Eighty (80) responses were received and analysed, with limitations and results presented in full. Socio-demographic factors were not found to be associated with variations in participants’ willingness to use the system and attitudes to data sharing. Individuals’ levels of interest in relevant technology was suggested as a more important determinant of attitudes. These observations run against the grain of most relevant literature to date, and tend to underline the importance of prioritising patient-centred participatory research in efforts to advance connected health technologies.
AB - More evidence is needed on technology implementation for remote monitoring and self-management across the various settings relevant to chronic conditions. This paper describes the findings of a survey designed to explore the relevance of socio-demographic factors to attitudes towards connected health technologies in a community of patients. Stroke survivors living in the UK were invited to answer questions about themselves and about their attitudes to a prototype remote monitoring and self-management app developed around their preferences. Eighty (80) responses were received and analysed, with limitations and results presented in full. Socio-demographic factors were not found to be associated with variations in participants’ willingness to use the system and attitudes to data sharing. Individuals’ levels of interest in relevant technology was suggested as a more important determinant of attitudes. These observations run against the grain of most relevant literature to date, and tend to underline the importance of prioritising patient-centred participatory research in efforts to advance connected health technologies.
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U2 - 10.1177/14604582221102373
DO - 10.1177/14604582221102373
M3 - Article
SN - 1460-4582
VL - 28
JO - Health Informatics Journal
JF - Health Informatics Journal
IS - 2
ER -