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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease Management
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Lifestyle behaviors significantly impact cardiovascular health outcomes.
  • Digital health tools like wearables and chatbots aid self-monitoring but struggle with user engagement and usability.
  • Sustained engagement is vital for digital health tools to promote behavior change and long-term health improvements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate patient experiences with a combined web application, health watch, and chatbot lifestyle monitoring system.
  • Identify facilitators and barriers to long-term adherence to digital health monitoring.
  • Assess the impact of self-monitoring on lifestyle awareness and behavior change in cardiac patients.

Main Methods:

  • Mixed methods study involving 100 cardiac patients over one year post-procedure.
  • Utilized quarterly questionnaires, phone interviews, and end-of-study evaluations.
  • Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data on usability, adherence, awareness, and behavior change.

Main Results:

  • Completers reported higher satisfaction, usefulness, and ease of use than dropouts.
  • Barriers included chatbot burden, technical issues with the health watch, and low motivation.
  • Facilitators included routine formation, reminders, and minimal wearable effort.
  • Self-monitoring increased awareness and behavior change in physical activity and nutrition.

Conclusions:

  • Sustained engagement in eHealth monitoring requires routine formation and minimized patient burden.
  • Personalized, flexible, and adaptive features are crucial for adherence.
  • Improving usability and reducing technical barriers can optimize digital health tools for lasting behavior change.