2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdhj.2022.07.069
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Psychosocial measures in relation to smartwatch alerts for atrial fibrillation detection

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“…Results suggest a potential threshold after which alerts can cause significant decline in a patient’s perceived wellbeing. Our findings are consistent with previous reports that false positive alerts are associated with negative short-term psychosocial consequences, affecting self-perception, and decreasing short-term quality of life [ 45 48 ]. Here, we address several gaps in our understanding of the impact of false alerts in a population wearing contemporaneous watches and patch monitors.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…Results suggest a potential threshold after which alerts can cause significant decline in a patient’s perceived wellbeing. Our findings are consistent with previous reports that false positive alerts are associated with negative short-term psychosocial consequences, affecting self-perception, and decreasing short-term quality of life [ 45 48 ]. Here, we address several gaps in our understanding of the impact of false alerts in a population wearing contemporaneous watches and patch monitors.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Here, we address several gaps in our understanding of the impact of false alerts in a population wearing contemporaneous watches and patch monitors. Consistent with our previously published work, we found that smartwatch alerts for AF (both true and false positives) cause significant decline in self-reported physical health in a dose-dependent manner [ 48 ]. Our findings suggest that clinicians should consider the stress and potential adverse impact of false alerts before recommending commercial wearables for AF detection and should educate patients about what to do should they receive an AF alert.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The Pulsewatch algorithm for AF detection was designed to minimize false-positive alerts to avoid introducing patient anxiety. This is particularly important in the context of our recent finding that smartwatch alerts for AF negatively impact patients’ perceptions of physical health [ 22 ]. In this study, we developed a patient-centric smartwatch monitoring system that has high negative predictive value and low false positives, demonstrating a viable option for AF detection that does not cause undue stress due to excessive false positive alerts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Finally, it cannot be discounted that access to health data has the potential to influence the levels of medical anxiety. A study by Filppaios et al determined that wearing a smartwatch and receiving health alerts was not significantly associated with changes in self-reported anxiety, but that it did significantly reduce patients perception of physical health status 27 . As more tech savvy Gen X and Millennials age, the accessibility of smartwatches by the elderly may increase, changing the usefulness of these devices without the development of new interfaces.…”
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confidence: 99%