Research Article
The New Era of Technology Applied to Cardiovascular Patients: State-of-the-Art and Questionnaire Applied for a System Proposal
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_20, author={Mar\^{\i}a Vanessa Villasana and Juliana S\^{a} and Ivan Miguel Pires and Carlos Albuquerque}, title={The New Era of Technology Applied to Cardiovascular Patients: State-of-the-Art and Questionnaire Applied for a System Proposal}, proceedings={Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. 7th EAI International Conference, GOODTECHS 2021, Virtual Event, September 15--17, 2021, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={GOODTECHS}, year={2022}, month={1}, keywords={Patient-empowerment Cardiovascular diseases Mobile devices Telemonitoring}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_20} }- María Vanessa Villasana
Juliana Sá
Ivan Miguel Pires
Carlos Albuquerque
Year: 2022
The New Era of Technology Applied to Cardiovascular Patients: State-of-the-Art and Questionnaire Applied for a System Proposal
GOODTECHS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91421-9_20
Abstract
The advance of technology allows daily monitoring of people with cardiovascular diseases. It enables patient empowerment, making them increasingly autonomous and responsible for their health by using digital tools and solutions. The purpose of this study is to idealize a system individualized to the patient with cardiovascular diseases, including monitoring, follow-up, treatments, and communication with healthcare professionals. A review of the existing literature was carried out, identifying the need to understand patients’ needs and preferences to adapt the digital solutions. Therefore, a questionnaire was developed to characterize patients’ preferences, showing that patients prefer to use their personal devices, such as mobile phones, due to their ease of use and commodity. Most patients would like to receive information through a mobile application. They also agreed that teleconsultation and telemonitoring helped to improve their health status.
