Advantages of Passive Remote Monitoring Sample Clauses

Advantages of Passive Remote Monitoring. Participants suggested that the “covert” information monitored by this technology could help to explain the seemingly unprovoked nature of some aggressive incidents they encounter. Current risk assessments require staff to rate risk based on service users’ visible presentation (e.g. irritability and not following instructions; Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, 2006), meaning potentially relevant information concerning their psychophysiological arousal cannot be factored into these assessments. Passive remote monitoring technology could therefore provide an additional source of relevant data to support existing assessments, consistent with previously hypothesized benefits of digital technology in forensic mental health services (Xxxxx et al., 2015). Acquiring an additional, objective source of data could also circumvent known limitations of structured risk assessments, such as rater bias (Xxxx et al., 2018). Participants reported that passive remote monitoring technology could provide them with prior knowledge of when users may be experiencing difficulties, thereby facilitating appropriate and timely support. Participants discussed this in relation to staff-initiated de- escalation procedures, but also identified a role for the technology to xxxxxx self-awareness and self-management among users. This suggestion is consistent with previous studies of staff views around the role of technology in mental health (Xxxxx et al., 2017; Xxxxx et al., 2019). Encouraging service users to recognise and reflect on their individual warning signs is also consistent with clinical guidelines for managing aggression (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2015), and supported by previous research indicating an overreliance on staff-initiated de-escalation (Xxxxxxxxxxx et al., 2017). Enabling users to be monitored without the need for in-person observation was considered less obtrusive than current observation practices. Enhanced observation procedures (e.g. eyesight and arm’s-length observations) are employed for service users at high risk of aggression (NICE, 2015), but are experienced negatively by both service users and staff (Cox et al., 2010). Passive remote monitoring technology could therefore enable monitoring with fewer physical restrictions and demands on staff resources. This would need to be balanced against the accuracy and range of clinical observations that can be made through technology alone. For example, peer interactions and negative attitudes are relevant ris...