Families' perceptions of consumer-grade, inexpensive oxygen saturation monitors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated what proportion of families have a consumer-grade pulse oximeter, why they bought one, and how they choose to use it.

Working hypothesis

We hypothesized that children followed in cardiorespiratory clinics would be more likely to have an oximeter than children attending a more general clinic.

Study design and subject selection

We carried out a cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of children attending a respirology, cardiology, or gastroenterology clinic at a children's hospital. Consenting guardians completed a survey.

Results

Two-hundred families completed the survey. Fifty-three (26.5%; 53/200) had an oximeter at home. The proportion of children attending a cardiorespiratory clinic who had an oximeter was higher than anothe

SUBMITTER: Charland D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature