title: Development, evaluation and implementation of video-EEG telemetry at home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development and implementation of video EEG telemetry (VT) in the patient's home (home video telemetry, HVT) in a single centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  HVT met the UK Medical Research Council definition of a complex intervention, and we used its guidance to evaluate the process of piloting, evaluating, developing and implementing this new clinical service. The first phase was a feasibility study, comparing inpatient VT (IVT) with HVT in a test-retest design (n=5), to assess data quality and yield of clinically relevant events. The second phase was a pre-implementation study (n=8), to examine acceptability and satisfaction as well as the costs of IVT and HVT. Subsequently, we implemented the service, and reviewed the outcomes of the first 34 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The feasibility study found no difference in the quality of recording or clinical yield between IVT and HVT. The pre-implementation study showed excellent patient satisfaction. We also discuss the findings of the main stakeholder survey (consultants and technicians). Our economic modelling demonstrates a clear financial superiority of HVT over IVT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings show that diagnostic HVT for seizure classification and polysomnographies can be carried out safely in the patients' home and poses no security risks for staff. HVT can be effectively integrated into an existing tertiary care service as a routine home or community-based procedure. We hope to encourage other clinical neurophysiology departments and epilepsy centres to take advantage of our experience and consider adopting and implementing HVT, with the aim of a nationwide coverage.
authors: Centre for Epilepsy, King's College Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: franz.brunnhuber@nhs.net.
authors: Franz
authors: F
authors: Brunnhuber
authors: Centre for Epilepsy, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Devyani
authors: D
authors: Amin
authors: Centre for Epilepsy, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Nguyen
authors: The Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Sushma
authors: S
authors: Goyal
authors: Centre for Epilepsy, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK.
authors: Mark P
authors: MP
authors: Richardson
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
keywords: EEG telemetry; Epilepsy; Epilepsy monitoring; Home monitoring; Video-EEG