Overview
This study uses ambient sensing rooms to collect data from hospitalized cancer patients in order to improve safety and recovery. Being hospitalized increases the risk for delirium (acute confusion), falls, troubles sleeping, and mood changes. Ambient sensing rooms are special rooms that use technology including a video camera to watch the room, an audio recorder to listen to sounds, and a temperature sensor (thermography) to check how warm or cool the room and people are. These tools may help nurses and doctors notice problems early, give better care, and keep patients safe and comfortable.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients:
- Age \>= 18
- Not receiving comfort/end-of-life care
- Not incarcerated
- Admitted to one of the six rooms equipped with ambient technology
- History of cancer or has a cancer diagnosis
- Clinicians:
- Age \>= 18
- Participating in direct patient care activities on Eisenberg units 4-3 as an employee of Mayo Clinic
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients:
- Age \< 18 years
- Receiving comfort or end-of-life care
- Incarceration (prisoner status)
- Primary language is not English
- Clinicians:
- Age \< 18 years
