A non-randomized clinical trial to examine patients' experiences and communication during telemonitoring of pacemakers after five years follow-up.

ABSTRACT: Patients with pacemakers need regular follow-ups which are demanding. Telemonitoring for pacemaker can provide a new opportunity to avoid follow-up visits. On the other hand, in-person visits could help patients with pacemakers to cope better with the anxiety linked to their condition and maintain better communication with their doctors than simple remote control of their device status. Therefore, our objective was to analyze the experiences and communication comparing telemonitoring (TM) versus conventional monitoring (CM) of patients with pacemakers. A single-center, controlled, non-randomized, non-blinded clinical trial was designed. Data were collected five years after implantation in a cohort of 89 consecutive patients assigned to two different groups: TM and CM. The 'Generic Short Pa

SUBMITTER: Catalan-Matamoros D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8699982 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature