Patient Involvement With Home-Based Exercise Programs: Can Connected Health Interventions Influence Adherence?

Rob Argent, Ailish Daly, Brian Caulfield, Rob Argent, Ailish Daly, Brian Caulfield

Abstract

Adherence to home exercise in rehabilitation is a significant problem, with estimates of nonadherence as high as 50%, potentially having a detrimental effect on clinical outcomes. In this viewpoint, we discuss the many reasons why patients may not adhere to a prescribed exercise program and explore how connected health technologies have the ability to offer numerous interventions to enhance adherence; however, it is hard to judge the efficacy of these interventions without a robust measurement tool. We highlight how well-designed connected health technologies, such as the use of mobile devices, including mobile phones and tablets, as well as inertial measurement units, provide us with the opportunity to better support the patient and clinician, with a data-driven approach that incorporates features designed to increase adherence to exercise such as coaching, self-monitoring and education, as well as remotely monitor adherence rates more objectively.

Keywords: biomedical technology; exercise therapy; patient compliance; rehabilitation; review.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

©Rob Argent, Ailish Daly, Brian Caulfield. Originally published in JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth (http://mhealth.jmir.org), 01.03.2018.

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