@inproceedings{8b7800dce93842c6bcb829c1e77b1432,
title = "Comparison of automated and manual vital sign collection at hospital wards",
abstract = "Using a cross-over study design, vital signs were collected from 60 patients by 6 nurses. Each nurse was randomly assigned for manual vital sign collection in 5 patients and for automated data collection in other 5 patients. The mean time taken for vital signs information to be available in EMR was significantly (p <0.004) lower after automated data collection (158.7±67.0) than after the manual collection (4079.8±7091.8 s). The nursing satisfaction score of collecting vital signs was significantly lower (p <0.007) for the manual way (10.3±3.9) than for the automated way (16.5±3.4). We found that 30\% of vital sign records were transmitted to EMR with at least one error after manual data collection whereas there wasno transmission error with automated data collection. Allparticipating nurses stated that the automated vital sign collection can improve their efficiency and save their time for direct patient care.",
keywords = "Physiological signal processing, blood pressure, personal health systems, pulse transit time",
author = "Jeffrey Wood and Joseph Finkelstein",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.3233/978-1-61499-276-9-48",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781614992752",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "48--50",
booktitle = "Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare",
address = "United States",
note = "International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2013 ; Conference date: 05-07-2013 Through 07-07-2013",
}