Application of fingerprint recognition technology in identification and management of mental patients
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.32.039
- VernacularTitle:指纹识别技术在精神病患者身份识别管理中的应用效果
- Author:
Bin XU
1
;
Xuefeng SHEN
;
Yiping QIAN
;
Nianhong SHEN
;
Xiaofeng HU
Author Information
1. 223001 江苏省淮安市第三人民医院副院长室
- Keywords:
Mental disorders;
Fingerprint recognition technology;
Nursing management;
Identity recognition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(32):4143-4145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of using fingerprint identification instrument on the identity management quality and satisfaction of patients.Methods The relevant information of mental patients was inputted by portable fingerprint machine at the time of admission.It was unneeded for providing information from patients or their family members in various nursing operation.The patients’ ID information could directly confirmed through fingerprint comparison.Mental patients compliance rate, defect rate, wrist strap material cost saving rate, nursing staff satisfaction on identity recognition were compared before and after the using of fingerprint identification.Results Before the using of fingerprint identification instrument, psychiatric patients on identity compliance rate was 82%, defect rate was 36%,wrist strap material cost saving rate was 5%, and nursing staff satisfaction on identity recognition was 86%; while there were 98%,6%,45%,99% after, and the differences were statistically significant (χ2 =7.11,13.56,21.00,46.89,respectively;P<0.05).Conclusions Fingerprint identification system can improve the compliance of psychiatic patients identity recognition, reduce the defect identification rate, save costs and improve nursing satisfaction, and improve the mental patient identity management quality.
