Table 2 Application usage by month
From: Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study
Month | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
All users (n) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Active Users—used the app at least 50% of days enrolled (n) | 28 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
App usage in minutes / day (SD) | 8.5 (9.0) | 5.1 (6.0) | 4.4 (4.7) | 4.0 (4.2) | 3.7 (3.9) | 3.2 (3.0) |
App uses / day (SD) | 2.2 (2.4) | 1.6 (2.2) | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.2) | 1.0 (1.1) |
Recorded steps through smartwatch | 79% | 73% | 67% | 75% | 76% | 66% |
Entered ‘Daily Symptom’ questionnaire | 72% | 66% | 61% | 66% | 66% | 64% |
Checked oxygen saturation on phone | 69% | 50% | 35% | 38% | 45% | 41% |
Performed breathing exercises on phone | 58% | 42% | 28% | 29% | 35% | 33% |
Recorded taking their medications | 52% | 39% | 25% | 22% | 28% | 24% |
Viewed action plan | 21% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 5% |
Recorded exercise | 18% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
Recorded coughing description | 17% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 6% |