‘Smart’ BLE wearables for digital contact tracing in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic—a process evaluation of the CONTACT feasibility study

‘Smart’ BLE wearables for digital contact tracing in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic—a process evaluation of the CONTACT feasibility study

Abstract Background Rapid and mass transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus amongst vulnerable people led to devastating effects from COVID-19 in care homes. The CONTACT intervention introduced Bluetooth Low Energy ‘smart’ wearable devices (BLE wearables) as a basis for automated contact tracing in, and...

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Main Authors: Carl A. Thompson, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Thomas Willis, Adam Gordon, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Amanda Farrin, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
Subjects:
Long-term care
Care homes
BLE Wearables
Digital
Contact tracing
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00533-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00533-0

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