Table 2 A snapshot of data collected from observation sessions
From: Deployment of assistive living technology in a nursing home environment: methods and lessons learned
Type of observation | Observations |
|---|---|
Rooms observation | • Two to three beds in each room |
|  | • One bathroom is attached to each room |
|  | • Food and medications are taken in the common area |
|  | • TV is only available in the common area |
ADLs observation | • One resident (level 2) keeps on washing hand or showering for hours |
|  | • Assisting shower is very difficult for nurses |
|  | • Patients forget to turn off the taps |
|  | • Patients need instructions of what to do next |
|  | • Patients need encouragement to initiate activities |
|  | • They forget to continue activities if they were interrupted, e.g. forget to finish eating after going to the toilet |
|  | • They forget things they have already done, e.g., some may shower too often |
Group activities observation | • 10 to 15 residents |
|  | • 2 to 4 professional caregivers |
|  | • Participants are divided into small groups |
|  | • Caregivers need to give instructions |