Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment
Pervasive health technologies can increase the effectiveness of personal health monitoring and training, but more user studies are necessary to understand the interest for these technologies, and how they should be designed and implemented. In the present study, we evaluated eWALL, a user-centered p...
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doaj-27ffb1086aab4ad8a569719f2564b8122020-11-25T03:53:07ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-10-01177893789310.3390/ijerph17217893Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related ImpairmentFrancesco Infarinato0Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink1Paola Romano2Lex van Velsen3Harm op den Akker4Federica Rizza5Marco Ottaviani6Sofoklis Kyriazakos7Beatrix Wais-Zechmann8Markus Garschall9Stefano Bonassi10Hermie J. Hermens11IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00166 Rome, ItalyRoessingh Research and Development, 7522 AH Enschede, The NetherlandsIRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00166 Rome, ItalyRoessingh Research and Development, 7522 AH Enschede, The NetherlandsRoessingh Research and Development, 7522 AH Enschede, The NetherlandsIRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00166 Rome, ItalyIRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00166 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Business Development and Technology, BTECH, Aarhus University, 7400 Herning, DenmarkAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, 1210 Wien, AustriaAIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, 1210 Wien, AustriaIRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00166 Rome, ItalyRoessingh Research and Development, 7522 AH Enschede, The NetherlandsPervasive health technologies can increase the effectiveness of personal health monitoring and training, but more user studies are necessary to understand the interest for these technologies, and how they should be designed and implemented. In the present study, we evaluated eWALL, a user-centered pervasive health technology consisting of a platform that monitors users’ physical and cognitive behavior, providing feedback and motivation via an easy-to-use, touch-based user interface. The eWALL was placed for one month in the home of 48 subjects with a chronic condition (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—COPD or mild cognitive impairment—MCI) or with an age-related impairment. User acceptance, platform use, and potential clinical effects were evaluated using surveys, data logs, and clinical scales. Although some features of the platform need to be improved before reaching technical maturity and making a difference in patients’ lives, the real-life evaluation of eWALL has shown how some features may influence patients’ intention to use this promising technology. Furthermore, this study made it clear how the free use of different health apps is modulated by the real needs of the patient and by their usefulness in the context of the patient’s clinical status.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/21/7893eHealthtelemonitoringtelerehabilitationICT platformacceptance of technologyuser experience |
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Francesco Infarinato Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink Paola Romano Lex van Velsen Harm op den Akker Federica Rizza Marco Ottaviani Sofoklis Kyriazakos Beatrix Wais-Zechmann Markus Garschall Stefano Bonassi Hermie J. Hermens |
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Francesco Infarinato Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink Paola Romano Lex van Velsen Harm op den Akker Federica Rizza Marco Ottaviani Sofoklis Kyriazakos Beatrix Wais-Zechmann Markus Garschall Stefano Bonassi Hermie J. Hermens Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health eHealth telemonitoring telerehabilitation ICT platform acceptance of technology user experience |
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Francesco Infarinato Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink Paola Romano Lex van Velsen Harm op den Akker Federica Rizza Marco Ottaviani Sofoklis Kyriazakos Beatrix Wais-Zechmann Markus Garschall Stefano Bonassi Hermie J. Hermens |
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Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment |
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Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment |
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Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment |
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Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment |
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Acceptance and Potential Impact of the eWALL Platform for Health Monitoring and Promotion in Persons with a Chronic Disease or Age-Related Impairment |
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acceptance and potential impact of the ewall platform for health monitoring and promotion in persons with a chronic disease or age-related impairment |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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Pervasive health technologies can increase the effectiveness of personal health monitoring and training, but more user studies are necessary to understand the interest for these technologies, and how they should be designed and implemented. In the present study, we evaluated eWALL, a user-centered pervasive health technology consisting of a platform that monitors users’ physical and cognitive behavior, providing feedback and motivation via an easy-to-use, touch-based user interface. The eWALL was placed for one month in the home of 48 subjects with a chronic condition (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—COPD or mild cognitive impairment—MCI) or with an age-related impairment. User acceptance, platform use, and potential clinical effects were evaluated using surveys, data logs, and clinical scales. Although some features of the platform need to be improved before reaching technical maturity and making a difference in patients’ lives, the real-life evaluation of eWALL has shown how some features may influence patients’ intention to use this promising technology. Furthermore, this study made it clear how the free use of different health apps is modulated by the real needs of the patient and by their usefulness in the context of the patient’s clinical status. |
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eHealth telemonitoring telerehabilitation ICT platform acceptance of technology user experience |
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