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CS 8803 ICU Room of the Future
Patient Connect
Related Work:
1. Electronic ICU Monitoring Improves Patient Care, Charlotte Huff
“The analogy we use is that we are the air traffic control for ICU patients”
In the past, cameras have been traditionally used for patient monitoring which has proved
effective. However, none of the hospitals have been using cameras for family- patient
communication.
2. Effects of behavioral family management on family communication, The British Journal
of Psychiatry (2000)
“Family interventions have proved to be highly effective in preventing relapse.”
As the paper suggests, family interventions and family interactions play a major role in
the patient’s speedy recovery. Our project is centered around this and many such similar
findings.
3. Enhancing Provider-Patient-Family Communication: Theoretical, Ethical, Clinical and
Socio-cultural Considerations by Dana Gionta, PhD
“In recent years, there has been increasing awareness regarding the importance of clear
and effective communication between patients, families, and medical staff in the context
of illness and medical ethics.”
“Increasing evidence demonstrates that the family is not only affected by a loved one's
illness, but that it often plays a central role in a family member's health care, and more
specifically, in their health communication encounters with doctors and other health
providers.”
4. Some of the NICUs (Neonatal ICUs) have been using cameras that enable mothers in the
hospital wards/parents to view their child. We extend this idea to all the ICUs by
installing web cameras in all the rooms and providing interfaces to the patient and the
family members for effective communication.
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