A Feasibility Study Assessing a Novel Ambulatory Monitoring System in General Ward Areas: Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the clinical staff and patient acceptance of a novel ambulatory monitoring system in general medical and surgical inpatient wards.

Design

This was a cross-sectional feasibility study undertaken in a single hospital site.

Methods

Patients and the nursing staff were asked to provide feedback on a monitoring system via structured questionnaires while enrolled in an observational monitoring system study. Patient recruitment occurred in the general ward areas (both surgical and medical). Patients were asked to wear the ambulatory monitoring system, and physiological data were sampled, whereas staff were asked to train on the monitoring system and utilise it in clinical care.

Results

Questionnaire feedback collected from 27 staff surveyed showed that 96

SUBMITTER: Joshi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11985360 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature