User perceptions of avatar-based patient monitoring: a mixed qualitative and quantitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A new patient monitoring technology called Visual Patient, which transforms numerical and waveform data into a virtual model (an avatar) of the monitored patient, has been shown to improve the perception of vital signs compared to conventional patient monitoring. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the opinions of potential future users regarding the new technology, we have analyzed the answers of two large groups of anesthetists using two different study methods.

Methods

First, we carried out a qualitative analysis guided by the "consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research" checklist. For this analysis, we interviewed 128 anesthesiologists, asking: "Where do you see advantages in Visual Patient monitoring?" and afterward identified major and m

SUBMITTER: Tscholl DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290504 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature