School of Health & Wellbeing

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are looking for participants to take part in their new research study - The acceptability of using technologies in the home to monitor health and wellbeing, a qualitative study.

They would like to speak to members of the public about new technologies they are developing to remotely monitor people’s health in the home. For example, blood flow, heart rate, movement and possibly brain activity using lasers, WiFi and radar. They want to find out how acceptable these technologies are to people and what they think are the benefits and risks. This would involve taking part in one focus group or interview, either in person or by video/phone call. All participants will be offered a gift voucher as a token of appreciation for their time.

 

Participation opportunities:

Looking for members of the public to participate in focus groups and interviews.

Looking for members of the public over 18.

Exclusion criteria: unable to give informed consent, unable to communicate verbally in English, or being at end of life.

We will offer a £10 gift voucher to all participants as a token of thanks for your time. Travel expenses will also be reimbursed where applicable by gift voucher. Participants will receive no direct benefit from taking part in this study. However, the information that is collected during this study will help us in the future development of technologies in the QUEST study.

Closing date for responses: 20^th of May 2024

Contact to enquiry about participation: karen.wood@glasgow.ac.uk   

Find out more information on our website

 

Summary of research aims:

The QUEST project is developing non-invasive, remote, contactless techniques to monitor health in the home or community settings. It further aims to incorporate such techniques into technologies and devices which would aim to:

• Improve the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of a range of health conditions
• Aid assessment of physical health and measure proxies for mental and social health
• Transform rehabilitation strategies and fitness monitoring, either at home or in community settings

As part of the development of new technologies it is important to understand the views and experiences of key stakeholders. Therefore, this study aims to explore the acceptability, risks and benefits of new technologies being developed as part of the QUEST project with members of the public and health professionals. Specifically, we aim to:

1. Explore the acceptability of the kinds of technologies developed by QUEST to members of the public and health professionals
2. Explore the risks associated with such technologies identified by members of the public and health care professionals
3. Explore the perceived benefits identified by members of the public and health professionals of such technologies
4. Identify potential barriers and facilitators to use/ implementation in health systems/health professionals’ work
5. Identify potential uses of such technologies as perceived by members of the public and health professionals
6. Suggestions for future direction of development

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First published: 19 February 2024