Nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care : A qualitative study
(2021) In PLoS ONE 16(4).- Abstract
Purpose To describe nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care. Methods Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews with seven nurse anesthetists who had used smart glasses, with a customized application for monitoring vital signs, during clinical anesthesia care. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results An overarching theme became evident during analysis; Facing and embracing responsibility. Being a nurse anesthetist entails a great responsibility, and the participants demonstrated that they shouldered this responsibility with pride. The theme was divided in two sub-themes. The first of these, A new way of working, comprised the... (More)
Purpose To describe nurse anesthetists’ experiences using smart glasses to monitor patients’ vital signs during anesthesia care. Methods Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews with seven nurse anesthetists who had used smart glasses, with a customized application for monitoring vital signs, during clinical anesthesia care. Data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results An overarching theme became evident during analysis; Facing and embracing responsibility. Being a nurse anesthetist entails a great responsibility, and the participants demonstrated that they shouldered this responsibility with pride. The theme was divided in two sub-themes. The first of these, A new way of working, comprised the categories Adoption and Utility. This involved incorporating smart glasses into existing routines in order to provide safe anesthesia care. The second sub-theme, Encountering side effects, consisted of the categories Obstacles and Personal affect. This sub-theme concerned the possibility to use smart glasses as intended, as well as the affect on nurse anesthetists as users. Conclusion Smart glasses improved access to vital signs and enabled continuous monitoring regardless of location. Continued development and improvement, both in terms of the application software and the hardware, are necessary for smart glasses to meet nurse anesthetists’ needs in clinical practice.
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- author
- Romare, Charlotte ; Enlöf, Per ; Anderberg, Peter ; Jildenstål, Pether LU ; Berglund, Johan Sanmartin and Skär, Lisa
- publishing date
- 2021-04
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- PLoS ONE
- volume
- 16
- issue
- 4
- article number
- e0250122
- publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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- pmid:33882100
- scopus:85104496783
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0250122
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: Copyright: © 2021 Romare et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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