Healthcare professionals’ views of smart glasses in intensive care: A qualitative study

Romare, Charlotte; Hass, Ursula; Skär, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2017.11.006

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“…A similar previous study explored health care professionals' views of smart glasses in intensive care setting. 18 In line with our results, participants in that study also believed that smart glasses can enhance communication within the team, especially when team members are working in different locations. Both studies show, moreover, that participants believe it is important, especially in emergency situations, to avoid the risk of distraction and confusion by making smart glasses display configuration similar (in terms of views, layout, and colors) to what they are familiar with from existing monitoring equipment.…”

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“…The study conducted in an intensive care setting 18 and our study show some differences among health care professionals. In intensive care, they focused more on the importance of interpersonal relationships between health care professionals and patients, and on how smart glasses might possibly affect these relationships.…”

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“…17 In an earlier study, health care professionals' views of smart glasses in an intensive care setting were explored. 18 Anesthesiology and intensive care have many similarities, such as that sudden, fast, and serious changes may occur in the patient's condition. VS are shown to be important in both settings to provide safe and high-quality care.…”

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Smart Glasses for Anesthesia Care: Initial Focus Group Interviews with Specialized Health Care Professionals

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Smart glasses are a kind of wearable technology that gives users sustained, hands-free access to data and can transmit and receive information wirelessly. Earlier studies have suggested that smart glasses have the potential to improve patient safety in anesthesia care. Research regarding health care professionals' views of the potential use of smart glasses in anesthesia care is limited. The purpose of this study was to describe anesthesia health care professionals' views of smart glasses before clinical use. Design: A qualitative descriptive study. Methods: Data were collected from focus group interviews and analyzed using thematic content analysis. Findings: Three categories of participants' views of smart glasses were created during the analysis: views of integrating smart glasses in clinical setting; views of customized functionality of smart glasses; and views of being a user of smart glasses. One theme, striving for situational control, was identified in the analysis. Conclusions: Smart glasses were seen as a tool that can impact and improve access to patient-related information, and aid health care professionals in their struggle to gain situational control during anesthesia care. These are factors related to increased patient safety.

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Smart Glasses for Anesthesia Care: Initial Focus Group Interviews with Specialized Health Care Professionals

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“…Aligning more closely with the interests of our research, the third ICU/smart-glasses study (Romare, Hass, & Skär, 2018) addressed (in greater part) the challenges identified in our study. For example, in this study, researchers gathered findings from interviewing ICU physicians on the use of smart glasses to support clinical work.…”

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Towards the Design of a Smart Glasses Application for MICU Decision-Support: Assessing the Human Factors Impact of Data Portability & Accessibility

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The focus of this research is to develop and test a new smart glasses application for use in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) to support workflow, patient care, and overall clinical decision-making. The application prototype, mCARE glass, provides clinicians mobility, portability, and hands-free access to real-time patient electronic medical records and bedside data on demand. Five MICU physician volunteers participated in a study consisting of two parts: 1) a usability test with two tasks, and 2) an interview. Part one included usability testing with the use of the tracking pad, followed by the NASA Task Load Index Test and System Usability Scale test. Our findings suggest that mCARE glass has the potential to enhance clinical workflow in the ICU, and that besides providing easy access to patient data, it would improve patient monitoring and surveillance. Participants concurred that for mCARE glass to optimize clinical workflow, it must be well-integrated into one’s daily work as part of decision-making and observation.

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“…SG require a tailored software (application) for each context and purpose [15,16]. HCPs' requests regarding both quality of use and desired VSs to make SG a tool for clinical monitoring of VSs and a part of surveillance has recently been described [17,18]. The innovation project SUCCCE used i.a.…”

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Nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care: A qualitative study

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Purpose To describe nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care. Methods Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews with seven nurse anesthetists who had used smart glasses, with a customized application for monitoring vital signs, during clinical anesthesia care. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results An overarching theme became evident during analysis; Facing and embracing responsibility. Being a nurse anesthetist entails a great responsibility, and the participants demonstrated that they shouldered this responsibility with pride. The theme was divided in two sub-themes. The first of these, A new way of working, comprised the categories Adoption and Utility. This involved incorporating smart glasses into existing routines in order to provide safe anesthesia care. The second sub-theme, Encountering side effects, consisted of the categories Obstacles and Personal affect. This sub-theme concerned the possibility to use smart glasses as intended, as well as the affect on nurse anesthetists as users. Conclusion Smart glasses improved access to vital signs and enabled continuous monitoring regardless of location. Continued development and improvement, both in terms of the application software and the hardware, are necessary for smart glasses to meet nurse anesthetists’ needs in clinical practice.

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Healthcare professionals’ views of smart glasses in intensive care: A qualitative study

Abstract: Smart glasses are suggested as a complement to existing monitoring and routines and cannot replace human presence in intensive care.

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Smart Glasses for Anesthesia Care: Initial Focus Group Interviews with Specialized Health Care Professionals

Smart Glasses for Anesthesia Care: Initial Focus Group Interviews with Specialized Health Care Professionals

Towards the Design of a Smart Glasses Application for MICU Decision-Support: Assessing the Human Factors Impact of Data Portability & Accessibility

Nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care: A qualitative study

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