Acceptability and feasibility of recruitment and data collection in a field study of hospital nurses' handoffs using mobile devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The portability and multiple functionalities of mobile devices make them well suited for collecting field data for naturalistic research, which is often beset with complexities in recruitment and logistics. This paper describes the implementation of a research protocol using mobile devices to study nurses' exchanges of patient information at change of shift.

Methods

Nurses from three medical and surgical units of an acute care teaching hospital in Montreal, Canada, were invited to participate. On 10 selected days, participants were asked to record their handoffs using mobile devices and to complete paper questionnaires regarding these exchanges. Nurse acceptance of mobile devices was assessed using a 30-item technology acceptance questionnaire and focus group inte

SUBMITTER: Lavoie P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199701 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature