Publications by authors named "Joanne Mathew"
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- * From 2007 to 2019, only 0.2% of SLE hospitalizations involved ME, with an inpatient mortality rate of 4.2% among those with the condition.
- * Factors like female sex, age under 34, anemia, antiphospholipid syndrome, stroke, and acute kidney injury significantly increased the risk of death for SLE patients with ME.
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- Smartwatches have become popular for detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults, but there's limited research on their impact on mental and social health outcomes among stroke survivors.
- This study analyzed data from stroke patients aged 50 and older participating in a trial, comparing health behaviors across three age groups (50-60, 61-69, 70-87) after using a smartwatch alongside a cardiac monitor.
- Results showed no significant differences in anxiety or health perception among age groups, though those aged 61-69 reported a decrease in mental health perception compared to the younger group, suggesting generally positive engagement with the technology.
Background: Increasing ownership of smartphones among Americans provides an opportunity to use these technologies to manage medical conditions. We examine the influence of baseline smartwatch ownership on changes in self-reported anxiety, patient engagement, and health-related quality of life when prescribed smartwatch for AF detection.
Method: We performed a secondary analysis of the Pulsewatch study (NCT03761394), a clinical trial in which 120 participants were randomized to receive a smartwatch-smartphone app dyad and ECG patch monitor compared to an ECG patch monitor alone to establish the accuracy of the smartwatch-smartphone app dyad for detection of AF.
Background: Early detection of AF is critical for stroke prevention. Several commercially available smartwatches are FDA cleared for AF detection. However, little is known about how patient-physician relationships affect patients' anxiety, activation, and health-related quality of life when prescribed smartwatch for AF detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Little is known about online health information-seeking behavior among older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) and its association with self-reported outcomes.
Objective: To examine patient characteristics associated with online health information seeking and the association between information seeking and low AF-related quality of life and high perceived efficacy in patient-physician interaction.
Methods: We used data from the SAGE-AF (Systematic Assessment of Geriatric Elements in AF) study, which includes older participants aged ≥65 years with AF and a CHADS-VASc risk score ≥2.