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Remote COVID-19 patient monitoring system: a qualitative evaluation

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BMJ OPEN
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 -

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054601

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public health; COVID-19; infectious diseases; public health

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This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of the Royal Melbourne Hospital's Home Monitoring Programme (HMP) in COVID-19 patients. The results showed that the HMP allowed timely recognition of clinical deterioration and most patients had a positive opinion of the program, finding it highly acceptable and easy to use. The importance of monitoring clinicians as an information conduit was frequently mentioned by patients.
Background Many COVID-19 patients are discharged home from hospital with instructions to self-isolate. This reduces the burden on potentially overwhelmed hospitals. The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Home Monitoring Programme (HMP) is a model of care for COVID-19 patients which chiefly tracks pulse oximetry and body temperature readings. Objective To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the HMP from a patient perspective. Design, settings and participants Of 46 COVID-19 patients who used the HMP through RMH during April to August 2020, 16 were invited to participate in this qualitative evaluation study; all accepted, including 6 healthcare workers. Attempts were made to recruit a gender-balanced sample across a range of COVID-19 severities and comorbidities. Participants completed a brief semistructured phone interview discussing their experience of using the HMP. Outcome measures and analysis A thematic analysis of interview data was conducted. Feasibility was defined as the HMP's reported ease of use. Acceptability was considered holistically by reviewing themes in the interview data. Results The HMP allowed clinical deterioration to be recognised as it occurred enabling prompt intervention. All participants reported a positive opinion of the HMP, stating it was highly acceptable and easy to use. Almost all participants said they found using it reassuring. Patients frequently mentioned the importance of the monitoring clinicians as an information conduit. The most suggested improvement was to monitor a broader set of symptoms. Conclusions The HMP is highly feasible and acceptable to patients. This model of care could potentially be implemented on a mass-scale to reduce the burden of COVID-19 on hospitals. A key benefit of the HMP is the ability to reassure patients they will receive suitable intervention should they deteriorate while isolating outside of hospital settings.

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