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Usability and Satisfaction Outcomes from a Pilot Open Trial Examining Remote Patient Monitoring to Treat Pediatric Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

by
Crystal S. Lim
1,*,
Cameronne A. Dodd
2,
Laura E. Rutledge
3,
Shanda W. Sandridge
4,
Krista B. King
4,
Darryl J. Jefferson
5 and
Tanya Tucker
5
1
Department of Health Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
2
Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
3
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
4
Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
5
Center for Telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2373; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032373
Submission received: 22 November 2022 / Revised: 23 January 2023 / Accepted: 25 January 2023 / Published: 29 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital and Community-Based Interventions to Address Determinants of Food-Related Behaviors to Reduce Obesity and Chronic Disease)
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Abstract

Background: Pediatric obesity is common and a significant burden. Supplementing pediatric obesity treatment with technology is needed. This manuscript examines the usability and satisfaction, as well as explores initial effectiveness, of a remote patient monitoring system (RPMS) designed for youth presenting for pediatric weight management treatment. Methods: 47 youth, 10 to 17 years old, with obesity and a caregiver participated. For three months, families received treatment via the RPMS. Usability and satisfaction outcomes were examined. Exploratory analyses were conducted to examine initial effectiveness from baseline and post-treatment (month 3) assessments. Results: More than 80% of patients used the RPMS, and overall, patients completed 27 out of 90 daily sessions (30%). Youth and caregivers reported high satisfaction. Non-parametric tests revealed no significant improvements for youth or caregiver weight status after the RPMS treatment. Significant improvements in other outcomes examined were limited. Conclusions: Families were satisfied with the RPMS, but use of the system was limited. Initial effectiveness was not able to be determined due to the amount of missing data, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Modifications of the RPMS and future evaluation of usability and effectiveness are warranted to determine utility in supplementing pediatric obesity clinical treatment.
Keywords: telemedicine; pediatric obesity; remote patient monitoring; weight management telemedicine; pediatric obesity; remote patient monitoring; weight management

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Lim, C.S.; Dodd, C.A.; Rutledge, L.E.; Sandridge, S.W.; King, K.B.; Jefferson, D.J.; Tucker, T. Usability and Satisfaction Outcomes from a Pilot Open Trial Examining Remote Patient Monitoring to Treat Pediatric Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032373

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Lim CS, Dodd CA, Rutledge LE, Sandridge SW, King KB, Jefferson DJ, Tucker T. Usability and Satisfaction Outcomes from a Pilot Open Trial Examining Remote Patient Monitoring to Treat Pediatric Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032373

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Lim, Crystal S., Cameronne A. Dodd, Laura E. Rutledge, Shanda W. Sandridge, Krista B. King, Darryl J. Jefferson, and Tanya Tucker. 2023. "Usability and Satisfaction Outcomes from a Pilot Open Trial Examining Remote Patient Monitoring to Treat Pediatric Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 2373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032373

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Lim, C. S., Dodd, C. A., Rutledge, L. E., Sandridge, S. W., King, K. B., Jefferson, D. J., & Tucker, T. (2023). Usability and Satisfaction Outcomes from a Pilot Open Trial Examining Remote Patient Monitoring to Treat Pediatric Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), 2373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032373

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