Researchers from Oxford and Warwick studied wearable monitoring for adults receiving acute Hospital at Home care through Oxford University Hospitals. The hospital reported the findings on October 13.
Twenty-six patients wore a chest patch that sent heart-rate and breathing-rate readings to their clinical team. Heart-rate data appeared in 89 percent of four-hour monitoring periods, and breathing-rate data appeared in 75 percent.
The study showed that this kind of remote monitoring was feasible, but it was small, non-randomised, and conducted at one NHS trust. Researchers said more work is needed to learn who benefits and whether the approach improves care.
