Wearable device (WD) interventions are rapidly growing in chronic disease management; nevertheless, the effectiveness of these technologies to monitor telehealth outcomes has not been adequately discussed. This study aims to evaluate the effects of WDs in adherence and other health outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and cardiac disease (CD).
Methods
CINAHL, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, and EMBASE were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs from 1937 to February 2020. Studies comparing interventions with the use of WD were assessed for quality in RCTs and a meta-analysis was performed.
Results
Eleven studies were included in this review. All of the interventions involved WD use with educational support such as goal setting, virtual social support, e-health program, real-time feedback, written information, maintain diary, and text messaging. The meta-analysis showed no difference in adherence (p = .38). The DM group showed effects of more than a 2% reduction in weight when WDs were implemented for three months (risk ratio = 2.20; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.38 to 3.50; p = .0009), as well as blood glucose (mean difference (MD) = –32.39; 95% CI = –48.07 to –16.72; p < .0001), haemoglobin A1c (MD = –0.69; 95% CI = –1.28 to –0.10; p = .02), and physical exercise time in the CD group (MD = 9.53; 95% CI = 0.59 to 18.47; p = .04).
Discussion
WD with educational support may be particularly useful for people with DM and CD to enhance support beyond usual care. The results of this review showed insufficient evidence to support the use of WD for COPD to enhance telehealth outcomes for disease management.
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