Table 2.
Statement | Strongly agree, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Neutral, n (%) | Missing, n (%) | |||||
Wearability of a medical sensing device (n=180) | 116 (64) | 58 (33) | 6 (3) | N/Ab | |||||
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Should be comfortable to wearc | 17 (53) | 11 (34) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should be compact (light and small)c | 17 (53) | 12 (38) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should be discretec | 17 (53) | 12 (38) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should be easy to attach to the bodyc | 22 (69) | 8 (25) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should not affect your normal daily routinec | 21 (66) | 8 (25) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should not detach accidentlyc | 22 (69) | 7 (22) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | ||||
User interface (n=90) | 60 (67) | 30 (33) | 0 (0) | N/A | |||||
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Should be rechargeablec | 19 (59) | 11 (34) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should be simple to operate (and maintain)c | 20 (63) | 10 (31) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should be accompanied by clear and readable instructions for usec | 21 (66) | 9 (28) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
Wearer feedback (n=90) | 52 (58) | 37 (40) | 1 (1) | N/A | |||||
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Should give instant feedback to you | 17 (53) | 12 (38) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should send alerts to the user | 20 (63) | 10 (31) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should provide you with alerts, that is, performance versus target (eg, step count) | 15 (45) | 15 (45) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||||
Clinical accuracy (n=175) | 143 (82) | 32 (18) | 0 (0) | N/A | |||||
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Should be reliable | 24 (75) | 6 (19) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | ||||
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Should increase the accuracy of current clinical assessment | 24 (75) | 5 (16) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||||
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Should reduce your requirement to travel for clinical assessment | 23 (72) | 6 (19) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||||
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Should form part of your clinical assessment | 24 (75) | 5 (16) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||||
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Should give you a sense of ownership of your own health care | 24 (75) | 5 (16) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) | ||||
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Should work alongside your medical care team, instead of replacing them | 24 (75) | 5 (16) | 0 (0) | 3 (9) |
aNo participant selected Disagree or Strongly Disagree for any Likert item.
bN/A: not applicable.
cn=30.