Non-contact vital sign monitoring of patients in an intensive care unit: A human factors analysis of staff expectations.

Jody Ede¹, Sarah Vollam², Julie L Darbyshire³, Oliver Gibson⁴, Lionel Tarassenko⁵, Peter Watkinson⁶

¹University of Oxford, UK. Electronic address: Jody.ede@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.

²University of Oxford, UK. Electronic address: Sarah.vollam@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.

³University of Oxford, UK. Electronic address: Julie.darbyshire@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.

⁴Oxehealth, UK. Electronic address: oliver.gibson@oxehealth.com.

⁵University of Oxford, UK. Electronic address: lionel.tarassenko@eng.ox.ac.uk.

⁶University of Oxford, UK. Electronic address: peter.watkinson@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infra-red and thermal imaging enable wireless systems to monitor patients' vital signs and absence of wires may improve patient experiences. No studies have explored staff perceptions of the concept of this specific type of technology in the adult population. Understanding existing working systems before introducing technology could improve adoption. METHODS: We conducted semi-structu…

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