Does a smartwatch-app dyad improve usability and patient preference compared to a patch monitor for AF detection in older adults after stroke?
A smartwatch-app dyad is a usable and preferred alternative to patch monitors for AF detection in older adults post-stroke, highlighting the potential for consumer wearables in post-stroke monitoring.
Older adults at high risk for AF who were randomized to use a smartwatch-app dyad for AF monitoring over 14 days found it to be usable for AF detection and preferred their use to the use of a patch monitor. However, participants reported that a simpler device interface and longer smartwatch battery life would increase the system's usability.
Ding et al. (Mon,) studied this question.