Development of a Model for Digital Monitoring of the Mental State of the Hospitalized Patient

Launched by SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER · Dec 21, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new digital tool designed to help monitor the mental health of patients who are hospitalized for serious mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, and anxiety. The researchers have created a special questionnaire that patients will complete using their smartphones. This questionnaire will help track changes in their mental state during their hospital stay, and it will be used alongside wristwatch sensors that measure physical health indicators. The goal is to see how well this digital monitoring tool works and how it can assist doctors in making better treatment decisions.

To participate in the trial, individuals must be adults who are willingly hospitalized at the Sheba Medical Center's psychiatric wards and have a smartphone. However, those with certain conditions, such as significant physical illnesses or difficulties with reading and writing in Hebrew, may not be eligible. Participants can expect to complete the questionnaire daily for two weeks and wear a smartwatch that collects health data. The study aims to learn more about how this digital approach can improve patient care and whether it meets the needs of both patients and healthcare providers.

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Eligibility criteria

• Focus group no.1 :
• • Inclustion Criteria-
• • Hospitalized by consent in the psychiatric wards at the Sheba Medical Center.
• • Signed informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria-
• • Patients with a low level of compliance to treatment.
• • Patients suffering from a significant active physical illness, intellectual disability, or complex organic conditions including dementia conditions
• • Patients who cannot read and write in the Hebrew language
• • Patients who are not qualified to give informed consent.
• Focus group no.2:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Staff members work in the inpatient wards and have a valid Israeli license.
• • Signed informed consent to participate in the study.
• • No Exclusion Criteria.
• • Focus group no.3-
• Inclustion Criteria:
• • Hospitalized by consent in the psychiatric wards at the Sheba Medical Center.
• • Signed informed consent to participate in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with a low level of compliance to treatment.
• • Patients suffering from a significant active physical illness, intellectual disability, or complex organic conditions including dementia conditions
• • Patients who cannot read and write in the Hebrew language
• • Patients who are not qualified to give informed consent.
• • Monitoring model- The investigators will recruit 100 subjects hospitalized in the inpatient wards.
• Inclusion criteria:
• • Adults are consenting hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital at the Sheba Medical Center.
• • Staying in the open part of the ward.
• • Owns a mobile smartphone.
• Exclusion criteria:
• • Patients with a low level of treatment compliance.
• • Patients with a developmental or intellectual disability, complex organic conditions including dementia.
• • Patients who cannot read and write in the Hebrew language
• • Patients who are incapable of informed consent.
• The study inclusion criteria for the multi-disciplinary team:
• • Multi-disciplinary team members who work in the psychiatric inpatient wards at the Sheba Medical Center.
• • The staff members will have a valid Israeli license (from the professions of medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy).