Acceptability of Telehealth Triage Using Robotic Systems in COVID-19
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Acceptance of robotic telehealth system
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The overall objective of this investigation is to understand the patient response to a robotic platform used to facilitate telehealth triage in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the manner in which emergency department triage is completed. Attempts at cohorting individuals with potential COVID-19 disease in order to prevent disease transmission to healthcare workers and minimize the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) have renewed interest in telemedical solutions as a method to triage and manage individuals with COVID-19. This investigation deploys a legged robotic platform to facilitate agile, highly mobile telemedicine to manage COVID-19 patients in the emergency department. The primary objective is to measure the patient response to interacting with these systems.
Investigators
Peter R Chai
Assistant Professor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Presenting to the emergency department for evaluation
- •\> 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- •Brought to emergency department via ambulance
- •\<18 years old
- •non-english speaking
- •in extremis, or unable to participate due to underlying acute medical condition
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Acceptance of robotic telehealth system
Time Frame: Immediately after completion of triage
Quantitative questionnaire on the acceptance of virtual robotic care graded on a likert scale (higher scores better)
Willingness to interact with robotic telehealth system
Time Frame: Immediately after completion of triage
Quantitative questionnaire on the willingness to use this system again based on a likert scale (higher scores better)
Satisfaction of interacting with a robotic telehealth system
Time Frame: Immediately after completion of triage
Quantitative questionnaire on the user satisfaction with their triage experience (How satisfied were you with your experience interacting with the robotic system today?)
Secondary Outcomes
- Use of robotic system versus in-person triage(Immediately after completion of triage)