Table 1:
Author, date | Focus | Technology | Health care practitioners’ demographics | Monitors | |||||
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Type | Gender | Age | |||||||
Cardiovascular System | |||||||||
Aamodt et al, 2019 10 | Heart failure | Internet-based personal devices | Nor | Lith | Nor | Lith | Nor | Lith | Body weight, blood pressure, heart rate, dyspnea, and other vitals |
P = 63 N = 163 |
P = 137 N = 173 |
M = 58 F = 167 |
M = 32 F = 278 |
P = 48 (SD 11) N = 45 (SD 11) |
P = 51 (SD 12) N = 46 (SD 9) |
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Abdolkhani et al, 2019 11 | Cardiac arrhythmia | Medical wearables | HCPs = 9 HI = 4 RPMS = 7 |
NR | NR | Cardiac rhythm | |||
Ding et al, 2020 12 | Atrial fibrillation | FDA-approved consumer digital health devices | P = 1104 APP = 186 Nurse = 122 |
NR | NR | Electrocardiographic data | |||
Fraiche et al, 2021 7 | Cardiology | Pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators | P = 8 N = 3 DT = 2 |
NR | 61 (range 27−84 years) | Cardiac rhythm | |||
Respiratory System | |||||||||
Hollenbach et al, 2017 13 | Asthma | Inhaler sensor, mobile health application, FDA-approved spirometer | P = 17 PA = 7 APRN = 6 RN, BSN, LPN = 7 Unknown = 4 |
M = 9 F = 32 |
49 (±13.7) years) | Medication use, lung function | |||
Korpershoek et al, 2018 14 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | mHealth through smartphone or tablet | P = 2 N = 3 PT = 1 |
M = 4 F = 2 |
20–59 years | Self-management of exacerbations | |||
Maguire et al, 2020 15 | Malignant pleural mesothelioma | Advanced Symptom Management System through a smartphone | P = 2 N = 9 |
NR | NR | Symptoms | |||
Mansell et al, 2020 16 | Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure | NIV with modem technology | HCPs = 12 | M = 7 F = 5 |
25−34 (n = 4) or 35−44 (n = 6) | Tidal volume, leak, respiratory rate, minute ventilation, patient-triggered breaths, achieved pressure, patient compliance | |||
Prenatal Care | |||||||||
Lanssens et al, 2019 17 | Pregnancy | Blood pressure monitor, activity tracker, weight scale | P = 13 MW = 52 |
NR | NR | Blood pressure, activity, weight | |||
Runkle et al, 2019 18 | Pregnancy | Smartphone applications, wearables | P = 28 | M = 21 F = 7 |
21–30 (n = 10) 31–40 (n = 11) 41–50 (n = 7) |
Blood glucose, blood pressure, chronic conditions | |||
Other Medical Fields | |||||||||
Abdolkhani et al, 2019 11 | Diabetes, sleep disorders | Consumer (diabetes) and medical (sleep disorder) wearables | HCPs = 9 HI = 4 RPMS = 7 |
NR | NR | Blood glucose, insulin pumps, sleep disorder data | |||
Craven et al, 2020 19 | Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, depression | Wearables and mobile phone applications | HSR = 3 HTR = 2 C = 16 PAB = 7 |
NR | NR | Activity, location, user-supplied data from questionnaires | |||
Jeffs et al, 2018 20 | Chronic kidney disease | eQConnect software | P = 1 N = 2 PC = 3 CC = 1 PD = 1 |
M = 3 F = 5 |
NR | Peritoneal dialysis treatment progress, health status, supply usage | |||
Sharif et al, 2020 21 | Orthopedics | RPM as part of Virtual Health Technology | HCPs = 16 | NR | NR | Blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, physical fitness, heart rate, heart rhythm, respiratory rate |
APP, advance practice practitioner; APRN, advance practice registered nurse; BSN, bachelor of science in nursing; C, clinician; CC, clinical coordinator; DT, Device Technicians; F, female; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; HCPs, health care practitioners; HI, health information; HSR, health service researcher; HTR, health technology researcher; Lith, Lithuania; LPN, licensed practical nurse; M, male; MW, midwife; N, nurse; NIV, noninvasive ventilation; Nor, Norway; NR, not reported; P, physician; PA, physician assistant; PAB, patient advisory board; PC, project coordinator; PD, product development; PT, physiotherapist; RN, registered nurse; RPM, remote patient monitoring; RPMS, patient remote monitoring solution; SD, standard deviation.