Adult walk-in patients in the Emergency Department (ED) and ED staff Other
Conditions
Interventions
1. Patient-level data capture (vital signs recording)
Patients arriving at the ED will be approached by a member of the research team and screened for eligibility before being given information about
Sponsors
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient participant inclusion criteria: 1. ‘Walk-in’ adult patients aged =18 years at one of St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's urgent care centres (Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre ?or Enhanced Primary Care Hub) 2. Has access to own smartphone 3. Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study Staff participant inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical ED staff who work in a triage or initial assessment role in ED
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient participant exclusion criteria 1. Clinical condition warranting immediate or urgent medical assessment Staff participant exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling to complete questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at a single timepoint: 1. Feasibility: defined as the proportion of patients consented who were able to complete the vital signs recording using patientcheck.in 2. Acceptability of self-recorded vital signs (patients): self-assessment using the single-ease question (SEQ) and the system usability scale (SUS) and self-reported technical affinity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at a single timepoint: 1. Acceptability of digital health technology (patients): electronic survey of perceived patient acceptability of smartphone use as part of their care 2. Acceptability (staff): electronic survey of usability constructs based on the Health Information Technology Usability Evaluation Scale 3. Performance: reliability of the platform to accurately measure the vital signs will be measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKathryn;Jared Willis;Charlton-Webb
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Outcome results
None listed