Table 2.
Questions on patients’ experience with the VitalPatch. Patients responded on a Likert-type scale whether they agreed (10) or disagreed (1) with the statement.
| # | Question | Baseline (n=10) | Day 1 (n=12) | Day 5 (n=10) | Day 8 (n=8) | Total (N=40) |
| 1 | Was it easy placing the patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 9 | 9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Problems placing patch? (cumulative; yes=1, no=0) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Is it pleasant wearing the patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Sense that health is being monitored? (mean; scale 1-10) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 5 | Discomfort wearing the patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Trouble sleeping due to the patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 7 | Was the patch in the way? (mean; scale 1-10) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Did you experience skin irritability? (mean; scale 1-10) | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 9 | Did the patch stay in place? (mean; scale 1-10) | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Any restrictions in daily activities due to patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Do you have the sense of being watched because of the patch? (mean; scale 1-10) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |