Table 4.
Responses to open-ended questions on the motivating and demotivating aspects of remote monitoring programs.
| Indicate from Your Experience the Aspect That Most Motivates the Patient to Remote Monitoring. | Indicate from Your Experience the Aspect That Does Not Motivate the Patient to Remote Monitoring. |
|---|---|
| 1. Having the peace of mind that it is monitored by a professional | 1. The complexity of the equipment |
| 2. Contact with the clinician | 2. Difficulties in handling equipment |
| 3. None | 3. Technical and logistical difficulties |
| 4. Difficulties in moving, potential convenience of the instrument, contact with the referring clinician. | 4. Excessively high number of instruments, network issues, intermittent contact with the clinician. |
| 5. Contact with the clinician | 5. Anxiety, stress, depression |
| 6. Contact with the clinician | 6. Anxiety, depression |
| 7. Contact with the clinician | 7. Anxiety |
| 8. The especially older patient prefers contact with the clinician | 8. Some patients cannot handle devices |
| 9. The possibility of being followed by clinicians without the need to travel to the facility | 9. The ‘duty’ to send parameters at set times, or at least punctual slots |
| 10. Contact with the clinician | 10. Stress |
| 11. Monitoring makes the patient feel calmer because they know they are constantly being monitored. 24-h monitoring also makes family members feel more relaxed. | 11. Complex applications that make it difficult to use, especially for elderly patients. Connection problems. |
| 12. Not feeling alone | 12. The thought of being abandoned by the clinician |
| 13. Ease with which the clinician can reach the patient | 13. Facial contact cannot be replaced with remote |
| 14. / | 14. / |
| 15. Contact with the clinician | 15. Stress |
| 16. The reduction of anxiety because they are constantly monitored | 16. Difficulties in using platforms |
| 17. Functional alternative | 17. Stress |
| 18. Contact with the clinician | 18. The obligation to send |
| 19. Knowing that there is continuous monitoring of their health status | 19. Equipment too complicated to send data |
| 20. Logistical difficulties, contact with referring clinicians if foreseen | 20. Connection difficulties, asynchronous and untimely communication |
| 21. Equity of access | 21. Technological difficulties |