Research Article

Development and Evaluation of BLE-Based Room-Level Localization to Improve Hand Hygiene Performance Estimation

Table 2

Activity descriptions and their corresponding codes.

CodeActivity description

1Walking
2Turning the light on or off
3Opening the door
4Closing the door
5Opening the curtain around the bed
6Closing the curtain around the bed
7Moving an object on the bedside table
8Using an ABHR dispenser
9Moving the overbed table to the side
10Moving the overbed table towards the bed
11Pulling the bedside rails up
12Pushing the bedside rails down
13Adjusting the bed settings
14Touching one’s face or hair
15Touching one’s phone
16Replacing an IV bag
17Turning the patient on the bed
18Putting a bedpan under the patient
19Assisting the patient to sit on the side of the bed
20Assisting the patient in walking without any walking aids
21Assisting the patient in moving with a walker
22Assisting the patient in moving from the side of the bed to a wheelchair
23Moving a wheelchair
24Assisting the patient to put on a coat
25Assisting the patient to take off a coat
26Using a stethoscope
27Measuring patient’s blood pressure using a digital sphygmomanometer
28Measuring patient’s pulse
29Measuring patient’s temperature using an ear thermometer
30Measuring patient’s oxygen saturation level with a pulse oximeter