Understanding patient preferences, experiences and engagement with ambulatory heart rhythm monitoring: a scoping review
Michael Robert James Bennett, Bill Chaudhry, Gill Norman, Tomos Robinson, Laura Ternent, Louise Coats · 2026
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Michael Robert James Bennett and co-authors review what patients think of wearable heart rhythm monitoring in a 2026 paper. Faulty heart rhythms are rising and drive much clinic work, and patients increasingly wear or carry devices that watch the rhythm at home. How patients feel about these devices affects whether they use them as directed.
The team gathered fifty-four studies covering many device types, from chest patches to implanted recorders and smart watches. Two themes ran through the findings: patient factors, such as knowledge, expectations, and daily disruption, and device factors, such as skin irritation or how a device is triggered. The literature is patchy and mixed, the authors note, but the themes give clear guidance for designing and testing new monitoring approaches.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael Robert James Bennett, Bill Chaudhry, Gill Norman, Tomos Robinson, Laura Ternent, Louise Coats |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |