Patient's Perceptions of a Centralized Virtual Ward for Remote Patient Monitoring in Primary Care: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has the potential to reduce in-clinic visits and promote proactive and preventive care for patients with chronic diseases in primary care. However, a decentralized approach to RPM in a primary health care (PHC) setting has not met stakeholders' expectations regarding scalability. This study introduces a centralized virtual ward (CVW)-led RPM, utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach to monitor patients with chronic diseases by clinicians who do not belong to the patients' PHC center.

Objective

This study aimed to gain a better understanding of patients' perceptions of CVW-led RPM for managing chronic diseases in a PHC setting.

Methods

In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 patients with chronic diseases enrolled at a P

SUBMITTER: Jaranka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature