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Evaluating the performance of wearable devices for contact tracing in care home environments

Health Technology Assessment, 2025

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Abstract

This article consists of a citation of a published article describing research funded by the Health Technology Assessment programme under project number NIHR132197, and is provided as as part of the complete record of research outputs for this project. The original publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2023.2241522

This publication was funded by the Health Technology Assessment programme as a part of award number NIHR132197.

This article reports on one component of the research award CONtact TrAcing in Care homes using digital Technology (CONTACT) – A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial, cost-effectiveness evaluation and theory-informed process evaluation. For more information about this research please view the award page [https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR132197]

https://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2023.2241522

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