Smarter elder care? A cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing technology in elder care.

abstract：:This study involved the development of an expert system for the pre-diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and metabolic syndrome. The expert system has been developed using web technologies, PHP, Apache and MySQL with CLIPS tool; the expert system includes three algorithms designed by the authors, one fo...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Urrea C,Mignogna A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging population and economic crisis specially in developed countries have as a consequence the reduction in funds dedicated to health care; it is then desirable to optimize the costs of public and private healthcare systems, reducing the affluence of chronic and dependent people to care centers; promoting healthy...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Gachet Páez D,de Buenaga Rodríguez M,Puertas Sánz E,Villalba MT,Muñoz Gil R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a gap in knowledge of women's perceptions of e-health treatment. This review aims to investigate women's expectations and experiences regarding e-health. A search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycInfo in March 2016. We included articles published between 2000 and March 2016, reporting on e-hea...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Verhoeks C,Teunissen D,van der Stelt-Steenbergen A,Lagro-Janssen A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to reveal the influential mechanism on patients' adoption intention of telemedicine in the underdeveloped areas. Based on 896 patients' data collected in Pakistan, we found that patients' adoption intention is a function of traveling cost, attitudes, and perceived usefulness. High travelin...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Zhang X,Zaman BU

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, social media is increasingly used by patients to openly discuss their health. Mining automatically such data is a challenging task because of the non-structured nature of the text and the use of many abbreviations and the slang terms. Our goal is to use Patient Authored Text to build a French Consumer Health Vo...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Tapi Nzali MD,Aze J,Bringay S,Lavergne C,Mollevi C,Optiz T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on a conceptual framework that can be applied to the use of mobile technology in the waiting room with the goal of empowering women recently diagnosed with abnormal Pap test results. It further describes trends which indicate a need for improved and timely information dissemination. Genecology pra...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Reychav I,Parush A,McHaney R,Hazan M,Moshonov R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature and effects of exchanging emotional support via a smartphone-based support group for patients with alcohol dependence. Of the 349 patients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) criteria for alcohol dependence, 153 patients pa...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Yoo W,Shah DV,Chih MY,Gustafson DH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People with serious mental illness have reduced life expectancy compared with a control population, much of which is accounted for by significant physical comorbidity. Frontline clinical staff in mental health often lack confidence in recognition, assessment and management of such 'medical' problems. Simulation provid...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Akroyd M,Jordan G,Rowlands P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight blood glucose control reduces the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. However, this is very difficult due to the large intra-individual variability and other factors that affect glycaemic control. The main limiting factor to achieve strict control of glucose le...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Vehí J,Contreras I,Oviedo S,Biagi L,Bertachi A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma continues to be the leading chronic condition among US adolescents. Despite medical advances, many adolescents face uncontrolled asthma mainly due to insufficient self-management skills. Mobile apps pose a promising adjunct to in-clinic asthma care. However, little is known about the usability and effectiveness...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Schneider T,Baum L,Amy A,Marisa C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the population ages and chronic diseases abound, overburdened healthcare systems will increasingly require individuals to manage their own health. Online health management tools, quickly increasing in popularity, have the potential to diminish or even replace in-person contact with health professionals, but overall...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Zettel-Watson L,Tsukerman D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous literature on the impact of scribe programs varies and has mostly been reported from academic institutions or other clinics. We report the implementation of the scribe program in the emergency room of a community hospital and its impact on patient throughput, physician productivity, and patient satisfaction. ...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Shuaib W,Hilmi J,Caballero J,Rashid I,Stanazai H,Ajanovic A,Moshtaghi A,Amari A,Tawfeek K,Khurana A,Hasabo H,Baqais A,Mattar AA,Gaeta TJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ageing populations and unhealthy lifestyles have led to some chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease reaching epidemic proportions in many developed nations. This paper explores the potential of mobile technologies to improve this situation. The pervasive nature of these technologies can contribute holis...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Mirza F,Norris T,Stockdale R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community health care services are considered integral to overcoming future problems in health care. However, this sector faces its own challenges, such as how to organise services to provide coordinated care given: their physical distribution, patients using multiple services, increased patient use and differing pati...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Palmer R,Utley M,Fulop NJ,O'Connor S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technical aspects of the National Programme for IT in the National Health Service have run ahead of genuine engagement with front-line users. We have explored with front-line NHS staff the factors which limit their contribution to management information from operational systems. Staff place psychological distance betw...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Harrop N,Wood-Harper T,Gillies A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the usability and acceptability of a website that provides older people with tailored advice to help motivate them to undertake physical activities that prevent falls. Views on the website from interviews with 16 older people and 26 sheltered housing wardens were analysed thematically. The websit...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Nyman SR,Yardley L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article attempts to investigate the various types of threats that exist in healthcare information systems (HIS). A study has been carried out in one of the government-supported hospitals in Malaysia.The hospital has been equipped with a Total Hospital Information System (THIS). The data collected were from three ...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Samy GN,Ahmad R,Ismail Z

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structured Product Labels follow an XML-based document markup standard approved by the Health Level Seven organization and adopted by the US Food and Drug Administration as a mechanism for exchanging medical products information. Their current organization makes their secondary use rather challenging. We used the Side...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Pandey A,Kreimeyer K,Foster M,Dang O,Ly T,Wang W,Forshee R,Botsis T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease, and leads to everyday self-management of this chronic condition. This article aims to provide documentation for a participatory design study of a telehealth solution to improve the kidney transplantation process, and to identi...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Nielsen C,Agerskov H,Bistrup C,Clemensen J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical mass of public health practitioners with expertise in analytic techniques and best practices in comparative effectiveness research is needed to fuel informed decisions and improve the quality of health care. The purpose of this case study is to describe the development and formative evaluation of a technolo...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Salinas-Miranda AA,Nash MC,Salemi JL,Mbah AK,Salihu HM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consumer health informatics approach is used to investigate the development of a patient-centered decision support system (DSS) with individualized utility functions. It supports medical decisions that have uncertain benefits and potential harms. Its use for accepting or declining cancer screening is illustrated. Th...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Maleyeff J,Chen D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to conduct the first usability inquiry of a gamified, behavior change theory-guided mobile app PuzzleWalk for increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Eighteen adults with and without ASD participated in a mixe...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Lee D,Frey GC,Min A,Kim B,Cothran DJ,Bellini S,Han K,Shih PC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the growing attention of researchers, healthcare managers and policy makers, data gathering and information management practices are largely untheorized areas. In this work are presented and discussed some early-stage conceptualizations: patient-generated health data, observations of daily living, quantified s...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Piras EM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various vaccination rates are mathematically modeled as if they simply spread from area to next nearest area across a 'constructed landscape' of developing countries. A technique that had previously been used to model the spread of diseases effectively models the spread of disease prevention. Multidimensional scaling ...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Gray L,McCabe JA,Bernstein D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the use of electronic patient records in daily practice. In four wards of a large hospital district in Finland, N = 43 patients' care and activities were observed and analysed in terms of the Grounded Theory method. The findings revealed that using electronic patient records cr...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Laitinen H,Kaunonen M,Åstedt-Kurki P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current political climate of evidence-based research, GIS has emerged as a powerful research tool as it allows spatial and social health inequality to be explored efficiently. This article explores the impact health reforms had on geographical accessibility to hospital emergency department (ED) services in New ...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Brabyn L,Beere P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate healthcare practitioner behaviour in adopting Health Information Systems which could affect patients' safety and quality of health. A qualitative study was conducted based on a semi-structured interview protocol on 31 medical doctors in three Malaysian government hospitals implementing t...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Salahuddin L,Ismail Z,Hashim UR,Ismail NH,Raja Ikram RR,Abdul Rahim F,Hassan NH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing body of literature on process mining in healthcare. Process mining of electronic health record systems could give benefit into better understanding of the actual processes happened in the patient treatment, from the event log of the hospital information system. Researchers report issues of data acce...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Kurniati AP,Rojas E,Hogg D,Hall G,Johnson OA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians increasingly use medical applications to facilitate clinical information management. The respective effect on clinical communication and quality of healthcare provision has not been studied in the Austrian context so far. Thus, the current cross-sectional online study analyzed prevalent medical applications...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Haluza D,Hofer F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents and illustrates the main features of a proposed process-oriented approach for patient information distribution in future health care information systems, by using a prototype of a process support system. The development of the prototype was based on the Visuera method, which includes five defined...

journal_title：Health informatics journal

authors： Åhlfeldt RM,Persson A,Rexhepi H,Wåhlander K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00