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Patient Perceptions of Wearable and Smartphone Technologies for Remote Outcome Monitoring in Patients Who Have Hip Osteoarthritis or Arthroplasties
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Patient Perceptions of Wearable and Smartphone Technologies for Remote Outcome Monitoring in Patients Who Have Hip Osteoarthritis or Arthroplasties

Steven M. Kurtz, Genymphas B. Higgs, Zhongming Chen, William J. Koshut, John M. Tarazi, Alain E. Sherman, Scott G. McLean and Michael A. Mont
The Journal of arthroplasty, v 37(7), pp S488-S492.e2
Jul 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.02.026
PMID: 35277311
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Abstract

patient-reported outcomes smartphone smartwatch surveys total hip arthroplasty wearables
Although there is interest in wearables and smartphone technologies for remote outcome monitoring, little is known regarding the willingness of hip osteoarthritis (OA) and/or total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients to authorize and adhere to such treatment. We developed an Institutional Review Board–approved questionnaire to evaluate patient perceptions of remote monitoring technologies in a high-volume orthopedic center. Forty-seven THA patients (60% female; mean age: 66 years) and 50 nonoperative OA hip patients (52% female; mean age: 63 years) participated. Patient perceptions were compared using Pearson’s chi-squared analyses. THA patients were similarly interested in the use of smartphone apps (91% vs 94%, P = .695) in comparison to nonoperative hip OA patients. THA patients were more receptive to using wearable sensors (94% vs 44%, P < .001) relative to their nonoperative counterparts. THA patients also expressed stronger interest in learning to use custom wearables (87% vs 32%, P < .001) vs nonoperative patients. Likewise, the majority of THA patients were willing to use Global Positioning System technology (74% vs 26%, P < .001). THA patients also expressed willingness to have their body movement (89%), balance (89%), sleep (87%), and cardiac output (91%) tracked using remote technology. Overall, we found that THA patients were highly receptive to using wearable technology in their treatments. Nonoperative OA hip patients were generally unreceptive to using smart technologies, with the exception of smartphone applications. This information may be useful as utilization of these technologies for patient care continues to evolve.

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