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Belachew EA, Getachew D, Netere AK, Gizachew E, Sendekie AK. Perception, willingness, and practices of telemedicine in patients with chronic diseases: implication of digital health in patients' perspective at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1234436. [PMID: 37608985 PMCID: PMC10440689 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1234436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Background Technology-based healthcare services have important implications for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, as well as providing access to high-quality care that both the patient and the healthcare practitioner can benefit from. To access medical information, patients have also searched for methods of technology-based healthcare services like telemedicine (TM). However, little is known regarding the perceptions, willingness, and practices of TM among Ethiopian patients, especially in the study setting. Objective This study assessed the perceptions, willingness, and practice of TM among patients with chronic disease at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (UoGCSH), Northwest Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1 to July 30, 2022, among patients with chronic diseases who were on follow-up at the UoGCSH. Eligible participants were included in the study using a systematic random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used and recorded in the Kobo data collection tool. The collected data were managed and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26. Results Out of 422 patients approached, 384 (91% response rate) were included in the final analysis. The mean (±SD) age of the participants was 48.07 ± 16.17 years. The overall perceptions mean (±SD) score of the respondents was 3.92 ± 1.06. Generally, near to three-fourths (71.1%) of the participants had a positive perception of TM services, and around two-thirds (63.3%) had a willingness to be involved in the TM service. However, only around one-fourth (24.5%) of the participants were perceived to have a high level of TM practice currently. Conclusion The findings suggest that although the level of perception and willingness of TM services among patients with chronic diseases was positive, their level of practice was low. Therefore, creating awareness and suitable conditions to improve their utilization of TM could be important.
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- Eyayaw Ashete Belachew
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Information System, College of Informatics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Lu Y. A knowledge-driven decision support system for remote medical management. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2023; 20:2732-2749. [PMID: 36899555 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2023128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Residential medical digital technology is an emerging discipline combining computer network technology and medical research. Based on the idea of knowledge discovery, this study was designed to construct a decision support system for remote medical management, analyze the need for utilization rate calculations and obtain relevant modeling elements for system design. Specifically, the model constructs a design method for a decision support system for the healthcare management of elderly residents through the use of a utilization rate modeling method based on digital information extraction. In the simulation process, the utilization rate modeling and system design intent analysis are combined to obtain the relevant functions and morphological characteristics that are essential to the system. Using regular usage slices, a higher-precision non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) usage rate can be fitted and a surface model with better continuity can be constructed. The experimental results show that the deviation of the NURBS usage rate generated by the boundary division from the original data model can reach test accuracies of 83, 87 and 89%, respectively. It is shown that the method can effectively reduce the modeling error caused by the irregular feature model in the process of modeling the utilization rate of digital information, and that it can ensure the accuracy of the model.
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- Yuqing Lu
- College of Economics and Business Administration, Cheongju University, Cheongju 28503, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
- College of Social Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju 28503, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
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Shouman S, Emara T, Saber HG, Allam MF. Awareness and attitude of primary healthcare patients towards telehealth in Cairo, Egypt. Curr Med Res Opin 2022; 38:993-998. [PMID: 35404179 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2065141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Telehealth is delivering health care services remotely from healthcare facilities using telecommunications and virtual technology. Egypt is aiming to reach Universal Health Coverage; this increases the demand for telehealth in routine health services. Telehealth helps in increasing access to areas with no available medical services as patients can be monitored remotely. OBJECTIVE To measure the awareness of telehealth among attendees of primary health care units and their acceptance of applying telehealth. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional study among attendees of primary health units. Ethical issues were considered. RESULTS A sample size was calculated to be 162 and 170 valid Arabic interview questionnaires were filled by attendees. The awareness percentage of telehealth among attendees was 64.7% while the willingness to implement telehealth was 78%. Both awareness and willingness were significantly associated with age groups, residence, socioeconomic status, and presence of computer with internet access. Age, residence, and possession of a PC were the only adjusted predictive factors for knowledge about telehealth among patients in the multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION Large percentages of attendees to primary health care centers are aware of telehealth and are willing to implement it. The major cause of refusal to implement telehealth was ignorance of using telecommunication devices and the desire to be in close contact with the physicians.
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- Sara Shouman
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Muhammad K, Baraka MA, Shah SS, Butt MH, Wali H, Saqlain M, Mallhi TH, Hayat K, Fahelelbom KM, Joseph R, Khan YH. Exploring the perception and readiness of Pharmacists towards telepharmacy implementation; a cross sectional analysis. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13296. [PMID: 35637711 PMCID: PMC9147315 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Amid the turbulent nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, telepharmacy has shifted the paradigm of patient care by leveraging digital medicine. Government mandated lockdowns and norms of social distancing have further underscored the need for telepharmacy. Many developed and developing countries implemented such initiatives where pharmacists have provided tele-pharmacy services via telecommunications. However, the implementation and utilization of tele-pharmacy services are quite negligible in resource limited settings due to financial and administrative constraints. This study was aimed to ascertain the perception and readiness of pharmacists working in various sectors of a resource limiting country. Methodology A cross sectional study was carried out in all provinces of Pakistan to explore the perceptions of pharmacists towards telepharmacy implementation through a 35-items study instrument. The collected data was analyzed descriptively and scored accordingly. The chi-square test was used for inferential analysis on pharmacist's perception regarding implementation of tele-pharmacy with their demographics. Results Of 380 pharmacists, the mean age is 27.67 ± 3.67 years with a preponderance of male pharmacists (n = 238, 62.6%). The pharmacists (n = 321, 84.5%) perceived that telepharmacy implementation improves patient's quality of life and decreases patients' visits (n = 291, 76.6%). Overall, pharmacists (n = 227, 59.7%) had negative perception towards benefits of telepharmacy implementation, but pharmacists had positive perception towards eligibility (n = 258, 67.9%), regulatory issues (n = 271, 71.3%) and telepharmacy during pandemic and beyond (n = 312, 82.1%). In chi-square testing gender (p = 0.03) and age (p = 0.03) had a significant association with perception regarding regulatory issues. Among perception regarding telepharmacy during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond age had a significant association (p = 0.03). Among perception regarding eligibility job location of pharmacists had significant association (p = 0.04). Conclusion The majority of pharmacists had a positive perception regarding the eligibility of patients and regulatory issues/legal framework regarding the implementation of tele-pharmacy, as well as its use during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The implementation of tele-pharmacy can play a major role in providing timely and better patient care to remote patient areas and may help in the prevention and treatment of different infectious diseases.
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- Khayal Muhammad
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, Northern Cyprus,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
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- Clinical Pharmacy Program, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, European University of Lefke, Lefke, Cyprus
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Program, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ain University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hadadian-Chaghaei F, Haghani F, Taleghani F, Feizi A, Alimohammadi N. Nurses as Gifted Artists in Caring: An Analysis of Nursing Care Concept. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH 2022; 27:125-133. [PMID: 35419266 PMCID: PMC8997175 DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_465_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Nursing care happens with the artistic presence of the nurse in the care setting. Despite its importance in nursing, yet many ambiguities surround its definition and characteristics. The aim of this study was to analyze the concept of nursing care. Materials and Methods This concept analysis was conducted using Walker and Avant's approach. An extensive literature search was done in the Medline, CINAHL, Embase and SID databases to find articles published in English between 1988 and 2019. The search keywords were "care", "nursing care", "concept", "concept analysis", and similar words. According to Walker and Avant's approach, after selecting the concept and determining the aim of analysis, 3742 references were reviewed and 68 articles and 2 books were selected to determine and extract the defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the nursing care concept. Results The three main defining attributes of the concept were relationship, compassion, and professional action. The antecedents were nurse-related, client-related and environment-related, and the consequences were for nurses, clients and community. Conclusions The defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences determined in the present study help better understand the concept of nursing care. This study highlights the importance of the communicative, caring, and advocacy roles of nurses and their compassionate professional action in the promotion of individual and community health.
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- Fateme Hadadian-Chaghaei
- PhD Candidate in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran,Faculty Member, Nursing and Midwifery School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Faculty Member, Department of Medical Education, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty Member, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty Member, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty Member, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran,Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran,Address for correspondence: Mr. Nasrollah Alimohammadi, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezarjerib Ave, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail:
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Mahdi SS, Allana R, Battineni G, Khalid T, Agha D, Khawaja M, Amenta F. The promise of telemedicine in Pakistan: A systematic review. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e438. [PMID: 35028430 PMCID: PMC8738974 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Telemedicine offers the possibility of provision of medical assistance to remote patients, and it has great potential in developing countries like Pakistan. Telemedicine solves logistical barriers, gives support to weak health systems, and helps to establish worldwide networks of healthcare professionals. Because of the high implementation costs, it is not possible yet to adopt telehealth systems for low- and middle-income nations. OBJECTIVE To present a revision of region-based telemedical services in Pakistan. METHODS Libraries such as PubMed (Medline), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Scopus (EMBASE), and Google Scholar were used for document search. Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was adopted to conduct study quality. Many of the studies (n-8) included in the review were of high quality as assessed through the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Selected study characteristics were further analyzed based on different parameters such as publication year, sample size, study design, methods, motivation, and outcomes. RESULTS Search produced 955 articles and 11 items were ultimately selected to conduct the review. These studies were further characterized as region-based telemedicine implementation. Out of 11, eight studies were conducted in the urban region and three studies were conducted in the rural areas of Pakistan. Many studies produced evidence on telehealth interventions by smartphone services such as SMS, apps, and web-based telemedicine. CONCLUSIONS Telehealth interventions such as mHealth, eHealth, telemedicine, and telepharmacy in Pakistan were introduced starting from the last two decades. For obtaining the full benefits of these technologies, it is necessary that they but certainly need to become an integral part of Pakistan's current health infrastructure.
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- Syed Sarosh Mahdi
- Department of Community DentistryJinnah Medical and Dental College, Sohail UniversityKarachiPakistan
- Athena Center for Advanced Research in HealthcareCamerinoItaly
- Center of Clinical Research, Telemedicine & Telepharmacy DepartmentSchool of Medicinal and Health products Sciences, University of CamerinoMacerataItaly
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- Department of Pediatrics & Child HealthAga Khan University HospitalKarachiPakistan
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- Center of Clinical Research, Telemedicine & Telepharmacy DepartmentSchool of Medicinal and Health products Sciences, University of CamerinoMacerataItaly
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- Department of Community DentistryJinnah Medical and Dental College, Sohail UniversityKarachiPakistan
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- Department of Community DentistryJinnah Medical and Dental College, Sohail UniversityKarachiPakistan
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- Department of Community DentistryJinnah Medical and Dental College, Sohail UniversityKarachiPakistan
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- Center of Clinical Research, Telemedicine & Telepharmacy DepartmentSchool of Medicinal and Health products Sciences, University of CamerinoMacerataItaly
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Many telemedicine interventions fail to be implemented in medical care with non-use and discontinued use by patients being among the major reasons. The aim of this scoping review was to provide an overview of barriers associated with non-use and discontinued use of telemedicine. An electronic search was conducted in Pubmed in October 2019 and updated in November 2020, followed by a hand search in the beginning of 2021. All potential articles were screened by two independent reviewers based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A qualitative content analysis according to Mayring was carried out. The topics 'intervention', 'context of use' and 'user' were chosen as overarching themes. Out of 1377 potentially relevant articles, 73 were included. User-related barriers were mentioned in most of the analysed studies, followed by barriers related to the intervention. The analysis provides the basis for overcoming non-use issues in telemedicine.
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Germany
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Geng GL, Yang WW, Shi XL, Hua JN, Cui M, Yang CFY, Geng ZH, Qian XY. Factors Associated With Informational Support in Transitional Care for Older Adults With Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Nurs Res 2021; 31:329-339. [PMID: 34628980 DOI: 10.1177/10547738211051881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To evaluate the current situation and associated factors of informational support for older adults with chronic diseases in transitional care. Study was conducted in five hospitals of five different cities in Jiangsu Province, China. A random cluster sample of 800 older adults with chronic diseases responded to the informational support questionnaire of transitional care survey. Descriptive analysis, t-tests, variance analysis, and stepwise multiple linear regression were used to analyze data. The STROBE statement for observational studies was applied. Total score of ISQTC for older adults with chronic diseases was (44.05 ± 17.21). Marital status, educational level, past occupation, close friends, medical insurance, complications, and exercise habits were significantly correlated with informational support. The level of informational support in transitional care for older adults with chronic diseases was low. Clinical staff should periodically and primarily assess their informational support, help find information resources for those who have low initial informational support, and identify which information they preferred to carry out accurate transitional care.
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- Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.,Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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- Nantong University, Jiangsu, China.,Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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Seboka BT, Yilma TM, Birhanu AY. Factors influencing healthcare providers' attitude and willingness to use information technology in diabetes management. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2021; 21:24. [PMID: 33478502 PMCID: PMC7818744 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01398-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The use of information technologies could help to improve communications between patients and care providers, might improve overall patient management practice. However, the potential for implementing these patient management options in Ethiopia has not been well documented. This institution-based survey aimed to describe the attitude and willingness of care providers towards the use of information technologies for managing diabetes patients, and factors influencing their interest. METHODS A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted on 423 study participants from February to March 2020 at two teaching hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia, where remote monitoring patients had not been implemented. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the required data. Other than descriptive statistics, the binary logistic regression analysis method was used to identify factors associated with attitude. Also, the negative binomial regression method was used to identify factors associated with willingness to use information technologies. RESULT A total of 406 participants (69.7%, n = 283 nurses and 30.3%, n = 123 physicians) were completed survey. Overall, 64% of respondents had a favorable attitude towards remote monitoring, and the majority of them were willing to use voice call (74.4%), text message (62.1%), video conference (61.3%), e-mail (60.6%), and social media (57.4%) as a source of communication to support patients. The result of regression analysis shows that having a computer (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI: [1.3, 3.8]), innovativeness (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: [1.8, 4.3]), and practice of supporting patient by electronic technologies (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI: [1.1, 2.6]) were significantly associated with attitude to remote monitoring. Attitude towards remote monitoring (IRR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.1-4.7), computer use (IRR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.162-3.023), frequently searching health-related information (IRR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.459-6.570), gender (IRR = 1.2, 95% CI: 1.0-5.1), awareness towards remote monitoring (IRR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1-2.7) were significantly associated with willingness to use information technologies. CONCLUSION Improving the intention and skill of using computers should be a major point of attention for teaching hospitals who wish to improve their care providers' attitudes to remote monitoring and willingness in using information technologies. Besides, the awareness of professionals is crucial for improving willingness.
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- Binyam Tariku Seboka
- Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Mihardjo LWW, Djoemadi FR, Sasmoko, Rukmana RAN. What limits the Implementation of Internet of Things (IoT)? A Picture of Indonesian Market. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-189024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the field of Industry 4.0, various studies considered the engineering industries, however, the limitations of Internet of things (IoT) implementation is not discussed by these studies and literature missed the crucial challenges of IoT implementation, particularly in the Indonesian engineering companies. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to investigate the factors which limits the implementation of IoT. Additionally, the moderating role of employee innovative capabilities is also considered. A survey was carried out in the Indonesian engineering companies for data collection. Data collection was carried out form the employees of these companies. After data collection, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyse the data with the help of Partial Least Square (PLS). Findings of the study demonstrated that there are five key factors which effect the IoT implementation. These factors include; willingness to use, hardware characteristics, replacement of existing technology, failure threat and implementation cost. All these factors have the ability to influence IoT implementation. Additionally, employee innovative capability also has the ability to encourage or discourage the IoT implementation. Therefore, this study is most significant for the engineering industry of Indonesia as it provides the influencing factors towards IoT implementation.
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- Doctoral Program in Management Science, Economics and Business Faculty, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia
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- Business School, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Industrial Engineering Department, Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
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