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Digital Health and New Technologies
Published in Connie White Delaney, Charlotte A. Weaver, Joyce Sensmeier, Lisiane Pruinelli, Patrick Weber, Deborah Trautman, Kedar Mate, Howard Catton, Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century – Embracing a Digital World, 3rd Edition, Book 1, 2022
In contrast to common health literacy, consumers need to understand more about digital health tools and services beyond everyday tasks of making appointments and reading condition-specific pamphlets. To meet that requirement, advanced knowledge addressing modern digital health literacy is essential. According to Rowlands (n.d.), the emergence of e-health literacy can be a solution. E-health is defined as a healthcare consumer's ability to seek, find, understand and assess health information from electronic sources and apply new knowledge gained to address or solve a health problem.
Bridging the digital divide: Linking health and ICT policy
Published in Richard Wootton, Nivritti G. Patil, Richard E. Scott, Kendall Ho, Telehealth in the Developing World, 2019
To date, e-health has mainly been used to improve productivity in delivery systems focused on patients and hospitals. In the future, it can be expected that ICT will be used to facilitate personalized and home-centred care. To this end, there has been significant investment in research and development, such as in the European Union (EU) Framework Programmes, which have invested over 500 million euros in establishing a European health area, e-health conferences and an e-health action plan.11
Digital Communication and Social Media for People with Communicative and Cognitive Disabilities
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, Dave J. Muller, Marcia J. Scherer, Everyday Technologies in Healthcare, 2019
Margret Buchholz, Ulrika Ferm, Kristina Holmgren
Remote communication means communication between people who are not physically in the same place. For instance, using everyday technology like smartphones, tablets and computers, including services for calls (e.g. WhatsApp), messaging (e.g. Messenger), video calls (e.g. Skype) and social media are common means of communication in contemporary society (Statista, 2018; Zhou, 2017). Communication through digital channels is increasing as a required means of communication for interactions for daily activities, like contact with healthcare, insurance or banks and, therefore, has become a prerequisite for participation in society. Remote communication is used for social interactions with friends and groups and finding or signing up to participate in leisure activities that are commonly advertised through social media. It is also used to book activities, like haircuts, restaurant reservations or sport club sessions. Citizens are expected to have access to the Internet and digital devices for taking care of one’s health by booking healthcare appointments, handling medication prescriptions and having contact with healthcare insurance providers. E-health is a relatively recent healthcare practice supported by electronic communication, and it is developing rapidly (WHO, 2018). Physical, more old-fashioned means (e.g. tellers and reception desks) of contact are being shut down, making access to remote communication a must in order to handle essential daily life activities.
Accuracy of blood pressure measurement across BMI categories using the OptiBP™ mobile application
Published in Blood Pressure, 2022
Mary Caillat, Jean Degott, Arlene Wuerzner, Martin Proençain, Guillaume Bonnier, Jean-François Knebel, Chloé Stoll, Urvan Christen, Virginie Durgnat, Gregory Hofmann, Michel Burnier, Grégoire Wuerzner, Patrick Schoettker
However the accuracy of cuffless device BP measurement remains debatable for various reasons, as described by Mukkamala et al.: the lack of a validated protocol for the cuffless device, the difficulty to obtain the inter- and intra-individual BP variations and the influence of the demographics variables on the mathematical model used [23]. Consequently, the use of new BP modalities in clinical practice remains challenging due to the absence of standardized validated protocols. Smartphone-based solutions have been shown to be useful and effective in contexts involving diagnosing, treating and monitoring chronic diseases. Using new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve patient management defines the rise of e-health in recent years. ICTs contribute to measuring parameters scientifically but also to changing behaviours [24]. They are key tools in the management of hypertensive patients, improving diagnosis and follow-up and detecting early uncontrolled hypertension which could later lead to cardiac decompensation [25]. Furthermore, ICTs can increase patient autonomy and satisfaction, hence we could observe better adherence to treatment and increased BP control. Follow-up studies explored the potential of additional parameters or other target groups of patients [26–28].
Presurgical rehabilitation program for patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: A pilot randomized controlled trial protocol
Published in Canadian Journal of Pain, 2022
Nora Bakaa, Douglas P. Gross, Lisa C. Carlesso, Joy MacDermid, Kenneth Thomas, Florence Slomp, Alison Rushton, Maxi Miciak, Rob Smeets, Raja Rampersaud, Andrew Nataraj, Brian Drew, Pahuta Markian, Daipayan Guha, Aleks Cenic, Luciana Macedo
There are significant benefits to the introduction of electronic health (eHealth) interventions, including the provision of care to remote locations that lack access to health care services. Further, considering that patients with LSS about to undergo surgery have significantly mobility limitations, eHealth interventions have the potential to decrease burden for patients and caregivers and reduce time and money associated with travel.20,21 In addition, eHealth interventions have the potential to address the complex needs of patients who are waiting for surgery (waitlists vary from 6 months to 2 years). They may help decrease fears and anxiety regarding surgery, increase satisfaction with care, and improve preoperative function and postoperative recovery. Given the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been an urgent shift in the transition to eHealth rehabilitation interventions (e.g., phone app, computer, etc.). A recent study assessing satisfaction with eHealth interventions in spine care rehabilitation found that patients identified these interventions as very effective and satisfactory.22 An ongoing Cochrane review assessing the effect of eHealth programs for low back pain found very low certainty evidence that eHealth interventions are superior to usual care for both pain intensity and disability in the intermediate-term follow-up (6 months).23 Therefore, this study proposes the use of an eHealth prehabilitation program for individuals undergoing lumbar spine surgery for SLSS.
Using e-Health in the physical therapeutic care process for patients with temporomandibular disorders: a qualitative study on the perspective of physical therapists and patients
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Hedwig A. van der Meer, Leonie de Pijper, Thijs van Bruxvoort, Corine M. Visscher, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Raoul H. H. Engelbert, Caroline M. Speksnijder
Currently, TMD treatment consists of a combination of noninvasive therapies including physical therapy and splint therapy [2,9]. The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) recommends additional home-based care programs to TMD treatment to educate patients about their illness and how to manage their complaints [10]. Such home-based programs can be delivered through e-Health, which may facilitate the diagnostic process, intervention and follow-up evaluations [11]. E-Health can be described as the application of information and communication technologies across the wide range of activities that are performed in healthcare [11]. Other common terms for e-Health are “telehealth,” “telemedicine” or “mobile health” [12]. E-Health can be used as a way to monitor health, communication between patient and healthcare provider and collection of health data [13]. E-Health interventions can substitute or complement traditional face-to-face healthcare delivery [14]. Hence, the potential of e-Health for TMD management is considerable. However, a major issue in e-Health is adherence; just half of the patients fully adhere to e-Health (i.e., observed usage of e-Health compared to the intended usage) [15], which reduces treatment effectiveness. The design of e-Health applications is important for better adherence [15,16]. Furthermore, a lack of acceptance of e-Health by healthcare providers such as physical therapists is a barrier in the implementation of e-Health [17]. For new e-Health initiatives to be successful, it is important to investigate the opportunities and challenges in TMD management.