Temperature monitoring patch improves detection of fevers in seniors


The use of continuous temperature monitoring in staff and older residents of independent- and assisted-living facilities may be an effective intervention for early detection and containment of infectious disease outbreaks, and provide better outcomes for people in those facilities, according to a study conducted by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

The study findings are published in the online edition of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

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