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Use of wearable sensors for pregnancy health and environmental monitoring: Descriptive findings from the perspective of patients and providers.
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- Benefits and Challenges of Remote Patient Monitoring as Perceived by Health Care Practitioners: A Systematic Review.The Permanente journal · 2023Pooled it
- Wearable Sensors for the Monitoring of Maternal Health-A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Remote Fetal Monitoring on Maternal-Fetal Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
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- Mitigating Health-Related Uncertainties During Pregnancy: The Role of Smart Health Monitoring Technologies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Wearable sensors for prediction of intraamniotic infection in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes: a prospective proof of principle study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Article
- Supporting the Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus With Comprehensive Self-Tracking: Mixed Methods Study of Wearable Sensors.JMIR diabetes · 2023Article
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- How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Wearable device use and technology preferences in cancer survivors with or at risk for atrial fibrillation.Cardiovascular digital health journal · 2022Article
- Accuracy, interpretability and usability study of a wireless self-guided fetal heartbeat monitor compared to cardiotocography.NPJ digital medicine · 2022Article
- Sensing and Artificial Intelligent Maternal-Infant Health Care Systems: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundWearable sensors and other smart technology may be especially beneficial in providing remote monitoring of sub-clinical changes in pregnancy health status. Yet, limited research has examined perceptions among pregnant patients and providers in incorporating smart technology into their daily routine and clinical practice.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of pregnant women and their providers at a rural health clinic on the use of wearable technology to monitor health and environmental exposures during pregnancy.
methodsAn anonymous 21-item e-survey was administered to family medicine or obstetrics and gynecology (
resultsSmartphone and digital technology use was high among patients and providers. Patients would consider wearing a mobile sensor during pregnancy, reported no privacy concerns, and felt comfortable sharing information from these devices with their physician. About seven out of 10 women expressed willingness to change their behavior during pregnancy in response to receiving personalized recommendations from a smartphone. While most providers did not currently use smart technologies in their medical practice, about half felt it will be used more often in the future to diagnose and remotely monitor patients. Patients ranked fetal heart rate and blood pressure as their top preference for health monitoring compared to physicians who ranked blood pressure and blood glucose. Patients and providers demonstrated similar preferences for environmental monitoring, but patients as a whole expressed more interests in tracking environmental measures compared to their providers.
conclusionsPatients and providers responded positively to the use of wearable sensor technology in prenatal care. More research is needed to understand what factors might motivate provider use and implementation of wearable technology to improve the delivery of prenatal care.
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