Table 1 Questionnaire section, item numbers, content, and example question/statement

0

1–3, 87

Consent, profession, age category

Which professional group do you belong to?

1

4–33

Influence of patient characteristics on setting alarm thresholds

To what extent does age play a major role in the alarm limit setting for the heart rate?

2

34–68

Preferred alarm thresholds in acute deterioration

At which systolic blood pressure would you like to be immediately and urgently informed for a patient with respiratory insufficiency in COPD?

3

69–72

Alarm profiles, volume, and clinical decision support system

Based on the patient’s disease severity, how important is it to you that alarms sound louder of softer?

4

73–82

Artificial intelligence in setting alarm thresholds

What advantages do you see when artificial intelligence creates patient-specific alarm profiles (e.g., for COPD) and continuously re-evaluates them?

5

83–86

Affinity for Technology Interaction

I like to occupy myself in greater detail with technical systems.