The aim of the study is to explore the criteria and conditions for the integration of sensor technology in disposable pads according to the needs and opinions of residents with incontinence, healthcare workers, and policymakers in nursing homes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Semi-structured interviews will take place between June and August 2020. Eight individual interviews with healthcare workers, ten individual interviews with residents and two individual interviews with policymakers. Interviews with the healthcare workers and policymakers will take place in a meeting room at the nursing home of employment. One interview with a policymaker will take place online. Interviews with residents will be hold in their personal room.
Residentie Vroonstalle
Ghent, Oost-vlaanderen, Belgium
Rustenhove
Ledegem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Residentie Brugse Vaart
Ghent, Belgium
requirements for sensor technology in disposable bodyworns measured with a semi-structured questionnaire
To successfully implement sensor technology; requirements for the sensor technology must be defined according to the relevant stakeholder groups. Throughout the development process the researcher will question nursing home residents, healthcare workers and policymakers in semi-structured interviews to identify how the sensor technology could improve the quality of care, and reduce workload and costs.
Time frame: 6 months
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