Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of remote spirometric monitoring for rural patients with interstitial lung disease: a multimethod approach
Boente et al.
The finding, in our words
Remote spirometry monitoring in rural patients with interstitial lung disease proved feasible and acceptable, achieving an average adherence of 53% to twice-weekly maneuvers over three months while helping overcome travel and access barriers.
A paraphrase to the Library’s standard, never the abstract. The source is one link away and is always the authority.
This proof-of-concept study demonstrated that patients with inflammatory bowel disease could successfully perform capillary blood microsampling at home with high analytical success rates, and a majority preferred this decentralised approach over hospital venous draws.
Schuurman et al., Inflammatory bowel diseases · source ↗
In a 20-person proof-of-concept pilot among veterans with HIV, remote self-collection of dried blood spots for phosphatidylethanol monitoring was feasible and acceptable, with high return and analysis rates and positive feedback; a small first step toward decentralised alcohol biomarker monitoring rather than proof of it.
Sheinfil et al., Journal of substance use and addiction treatment (paywalled) · source ↗
A hybrid decentralised clinical trial using wearable dosing-monitoring and remote adverse-event reporting in healthy adults achieved 100% adherence with only 2% missing data, maintained adverse-event detection sensitivity, and was rated less burdensome than conventional on-site visits. These findings support the feasibility and reliability of participant-centric remote monitoring in early-phase pharmacokinetic studies.
Kim et al., Clinical and translational science · source ↗
In a qualitative study of fifteen people with interstitial lung disease, sustained engagement with wearable devices and remote monitoring over three years was driven by trust in researchers and altruism, while limited by digital literacy barriers and symptom burden. The findings underscore that decentralised diagnostics require patient-centric design, flexible procedures and tailored support to maintain adherence in chronic disease populations.
Gunne et al., JMIR human factors (paywalled) · source ↗
Older adults with and without cognitive impairment were motivated to participate in longitudinal remote sleep research, finding it acceptable when device burden was low, usability high, and adequate support enabled routine integration. Varying cognitive task content and allowing timing flexibility reduced fatigue, while diverse recruitment remains needed for equitable representation in decentralised dementia trials.
Biswas et al., Journal of medical Internet research · source ↗