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Smart Glasses for Caring Situations in Complex Care Environments: Scoping Review
Charlotte Romare1,2, Lisa Skär2
1Region Blekinge, Karlskrona, Sweden.
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth
|April 21, 2020
Summary
Smart glasses offer both benefits and drawbacks for health care professionals in complex care settings like anesthesia and intensive care. Further research is needed to optimize their implementation and assess their impact on patient safety and care quality.
Area of Science:
- Medical Technology
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Innovation
Background:
- Anesthesia departments and intensive care units are complex, high-tech care environments.
- Smart glasses have potential applications in healthcare but are novel in complex care settings.
- An overview of existing research is needed before widespread implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify potential benefits and limitations of smart glasses for healthcare professionals in complex care environments.
Main Methods:
- A six-step scoping review was conducted.
- Searches were performed in PubMed and Scopus databases.
- Twenty articles on smart glasses in complex care settings were included.
Main Results:
- Smart glasses present both opportunities and challenges as versatile tools.
- They have positive and negative impacts on healthcare professionals.
- Their quality of use offers facilities but requires improvement.
Conclusions:
- Thoughtful implementation and hardware improvements are necessary.
- More research is needed on the effects of smart glasses on patient safety, professionals, and care quality.
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