Use and acceptability of digital remote monitoring for older people v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigation of the use and acceptability of digital remote monitoring for older people living in the community
IRAS ID
311512
Contact name
Nicola Andrews
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 18 days
Research summary
Frailty is a health condition that increases risk of hospital admission. It affects one in ten people over the age of 65. Providing care at home for people with frailty is recognised as important. There is growing use of monitoring at home using digital approaches to reduce hospital admissions. However, there is limited research on its use for people with frailty. There is a gap in knowledge as to how acceptable it is to people with frailty.
This research will study digital monitoring at home among older people with frailty. It will assess uptake and use. It will explore how usable and acceptable it is. It will examine two digital approaches: 1) monitoring using sensors in the home environment to detect changes in daily activity; and 2) monitoring of signs and symptoms of health conditions.
The study will analyse data sets from three digital remote monitoring services in Wessex. This will assess differences in uptake and use between older people with and without frailty. Also, differences between older people with frailty who have different characteristics. These include frailty status, age and ethnicity.
Researchers will ask older people who have used one of the services about their experience of using it and how acceptable it is. Researchers will also ask informal caregivers, community nurses and domiciliary care workers about their experiences. This will involve an interview or, if this is not possible, completing a questionnaire. Analysis will search for themes within the data.
The study is part of the NHS Insights Prioritisation Programme, funded by NHS England. This programme is assessing changes that happened in the pandemic. It aims to gather evidence at pace to inform services being developed. Collecting and analysing data at the same time means insights can be shared with organisations in Wessex as the study progresses.
REC name
London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/PR/0510
Date of REC Opinion
9 May 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion