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The importance of ICT and wearable devices in monitoring the health status of coronary patients
Human Systems Engineering and Design II: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED2019): Future Trends and Applications
Year (definitive publication)
2019
Language
English
Country
Switzerland
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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in the world, despite its avoidable nature, as in the case of coronary artery disease. The healthcare technology market trends make access to information and communication technologies (ICT), including wearable devices, increasingly available to the general population. Understanding the perspectives of healthcare professionals in the use of these technologies in clinical settings for surveillance and promotion of the health status of patients with coronary diseases may help to bring technological advances closer to the expectations of clinical practice. After two sessions of focus groups, we present the results obtained from the textual analysis of the discussion between Nurses, Cardiac Physiologists, Physiotherapists, and Physicians. The findings of this study are important in the domain of adoption and acceptance of technology in health care and contribute (with a set of items) to the development of a questionnaire, to be used in a subsequent study.
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Keywords
Health status,Coronary patients,Information and communication technologies (ICT),Wearable devices,Adoption and acceptance of technology
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Computer and Information Sciences - Natural Sciences
- Other Engineering and Technology Sciences - Engineering and Technology
- Health Sciences - Medical and Health Sciences
- Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UID/Multi/04466/2019 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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