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. 2023 Sep 15;11(18):2556.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11182556.

Nurses' Experience Implementing an Automated Video Monitoring System to Decrease the Risk of Patient Falls during a Global Pandemic

Joseph A Allen  1 , Roni Reiter-Palmon  2 , Katherine J Jones  3 , Lucas Sabalka  4 , Kelsey Ciagala  2 , Andrea Meens  4
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Nurses' Experience Implementing an Automated Video Monitoring System to Decrease the Risk of Patient Falls during a Global Pandemic

Joseph A Allen et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Healthcare is a complex sociotechnical system where information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) intersect to solve problems experienced by patients and providers alike. One example of IS/IT in hospitals is the Ocuvera automated video monitoring system (AVMS), which has been implemented in more than 30 hospitals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate nurses' attitudes toward AVMS implementation over time as they received the training program developed for this intervention. Consistent with the job demands-resources (JDR) model, we found that perceptions of AVMS usefulness increased over time and were positively associated with perceptions of social influence and behavioral control. These results were consistent with our finding that there was a significant decrease in the risk of unassisted falls from the bed from baseline to intervention. Leaders in hospital systems and healthcare organizations may want to consider implementing an AVMS as researchers continue to test, verify, and demonstrate the effectiveness of these interventions for improving patient well-being.

Keywords: COVID-19; patient safety; social influence; technology; video.

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Conflict of interest statement

We have provided a signed form detailing any conflict of interest. We also attached it to this submission for ease of reviewing under “nonpublished materials”. Authors Lucas Sabalka and Andrea Meens are employed by Ocuvera and hold stock in Ocuvera.

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