Wearable devices for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A population survey on the willingness to adhere.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

When an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurs, the first step in the chain of survival is detection. However, 75% of OHCAs are unwitnessed, representing the largest barrier to activating the chain of survival. Wearable devices have the potential to be "artificial bystanders," detecting OHCA and alerting 9-1-1. We sought to understand factors impacting users' willingness for continuous use of a wearable device through an online survey to inform future use of these systems for automated OHCA detection.

Methods

Data were collected from October 2022 to June 2023 through voluntary response sampling. The survey investigated user convenience and perception of urgency to understand design preferences and willingness to adhere to continuous wearable use across diffe

SUBMITTER: Lingawi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11345495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature