RCPCH Poster_The Clinical Utility and Acceptability of an Electronic Paediatric Early Warning System e-PEWS- health professionals’ experiences and perceptions.

<p>A poster presented at the RCPCH Conference focussing on the qualitative work package associated with the DETECT study (NIHR i4i funded).</p> <p><br></p> <p>Research question: What are the experiences and perceptions of health professional about the acceptability and clinical utility of the DETECT e-PEWS app and what factors influence this?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Design: A qualitative study using telephone interviews with health professionals with experience of using DETECT e-PEWS to record or respond to vital signs</p> <p><br></p> <p>Findings: Three major themes reflect how health professionals engaged with the e-PEWS. </p> <p><br></p> <p>1) Complying</p> <p>2) Circumventing</p> <p>3) Disregarding </p> <p><br></p> <p>Acceptability was examined using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (Sekhon et al., 2018)</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>