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The Acceptability of a Real-time Localization for Patients and Caregivers

Completed
Conditions
Disease
Interventions
Other: Individual interviews
Registration Number
NCT04774263
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Brief Summary

Technological innovations are taking over our daily lives, particularly in the health sector. Real-time location systems for healthcare professionals and patients are developing in hospitals. Today few studies have focused on the acceptability of this new technology. The present research, which aims to study the acceptability of a real-time localization systems, reveals a definite utility and acceptability from the patient's point of view, subject to conditions. Indeed, the guarantee of data security and the concrete interest for the patient must be explained. For healthcare professionals working in emergency departments, the usefulness of new technologies in their work is now well established. Nevertheless, the acceptability of a real-time location systems received lukewarm reviews. It depends mainly on reticence linked to the fear of a possible deviation in the use of the data collected.

Detailed Description

study the acceptability of a real-time localization of patients and caregivers

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19
Inclusion Criteria
  • For general population : people have been hospitalized at least once
  • For caregivers : works in emergency service
Exclusion Criteria
  • Person with a neurological disease
  • Person under guardianship or curatorship

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
emergency caregiversIndividual interviewsemergency caregivers
General populationIndividual interviewsgeneral population
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
opinion and representations about a real time localization systemDays:30

Measure by individual interviews

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gérontopole AURA

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Saint-Étienne, France

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