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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Print version ISSN 0120-5633
Abstract
PEREZ-DIAZ, Pedro et al. Degree of satisfaction and social and environmental impact in patients included in a remote pacemaker monitoring program. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2022, vol.29, n.1, pp.23-28. Epub Feb 22, 2022. ISSN 0120-5633. https://doi.org/10.24875/rccar.m22000113.
Objective:
To describe the degree of satisfaction and social, occupational and environmental impact of patients on our remote pacemaker monitoring programme run.
Method:
Prospective observational study including 160 patients on the remote pacemaker monitoring programme between 2016 and 2017. We handed out a satisfaction survey and quantified the decrease in CO2 emitted by reducing the number of visits.
Results:
The patients attended visits accompanied (86%) and by car (66%) most of the time. 96% of respondents said their degree of satisfaction was “good or excellent”. We estimated a saving in CO2 emissions of almost 10% for each remote monitoring cycle.
Conclusions:
The remote monitoring of pacemakers implemented by our arrhythmia unit reduces the social, occupational, financial and environmental impact.
Keywords : Pacemakers; Arrhythmias; Functional dependence.