Clinical perspectives on AI integration: assessing readiness and training needs among healthcare practitioners

Journal of Decision System, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 34(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025

Язык: Английский

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How healthcare providers’ IT identity is formed and how it affects the use of telemonitoring: a qualitative interview study in COPD care

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(2), С. e086600 - e086600

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Background Telemonitoring is a promising approach to facilitate patients’ self-management and improve health outcomes, especially among people with chronic conditions. Yet, many healthcare organisations struggle implement telemonitoring successfully. IT identity, an individual’s self-identification information technology (IT) tool, has been suggested strongly predict shape the use of technology. identity related three emotional responses: energy, dependence relatedness. Objective To explore how professionals’ shaped, it affects their attitude towards intended telemonitoring. Design Qualitative, semistructured interview study. Setting Primary care hospitals (general academic) in Netherlands. Participants Sixteen nurses, pulmonologists, general practitioners researchers working obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care. Results expressed varying responses regarding We associated participants’ dimensions identity. Regarding some pride innovating, while others lacked faith using dependence, different perceived intentions needs for were identified: coach patients, prevent deterioration health, achieve logistical advantages patients preserve accessibility healthcare. relatedness, participants strong external but weak internal motivation Based on responses, we identified five manifestations that illustrate professionals COPD care: Scientist, Innovator, Protector, Empowerer Conversationalist. These differ readiness innovate beliefs what means be good provider: protect or coach. Conclusion Healthcare relatedness shaped they used Implementation strategies tailored could help sustainable implementation clinical practice.

Язык: Английский

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Insights into how mHealth applications could be introduced into standard hypertension care in Germany: a qualitative study with German cardiologists and general practitioners (Preprint)

JMIR mhealth and uhealth, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13, С. e56666 - e56666

Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2025

Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps provide innovative solutions for improving treatment adherence, facilitating lifestyle modifications, and optimizing blood pressure control in patients with hypertension. Despite their potential benefits, the adoption recommendation of mHealth by physicians Germany remain limited. This reluctance may be due to a lack understanding factors influencing physicians’ willingness incorporate these digital tools into routine clinical practice. Understanding is crucial fostering greater integration hypertension care. Objective The aim this study was explore relationship between information needs acceptance factors, how elements can support effective daily medical routines. Methods We conducted qualitative involving 24 semistructured telephone interviews physicians, including 14 cardiologists 10 general practitioners, who are involved hypertensive patients. Participants were selected through purposive sampling ensure diverse range perspectives. Thematic analysis using MAXQDA software (Verbi GmbH) identify key themes subthemes related use apps. Results revealed significant variability regarding apps, particularly concerning functionalities, impact on patient outcomes. These informational gaps play critical role determining whether willing recommend Key determinants identified, availability robust knowledge about high-quality reliable data, generational shifts within profession, solid evidence supporting effectiveness clearly defined areas application responsibilities physician-patient relationship. found that could significantly increased targeted educational initiatives, enhanced data quality, better existing workflows. Furthermore, younger more familiar technologies, demonstrated openness suggesting changes drive future increases adoption. Conclusions successful management requires multifaceted approach addresses both practical concerns physicians. By disseminating comprehensive variety, functionality, proven efficacy hypertension-related care providers equipped effectively. necessitates implementation various transfer strategies, such as training programs, peer learning opportunities, active engagement technologies. As become informed confident likely increase, leading widespread Overcoming current barriers deficits quality essential ensuring optimally used care, ultimately outcomes enhancing overall Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00029761; https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00029761 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.3389/fcvm.2022.1089968

Язык: Английский

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Family Physicians’ Use of, Barriers to, and Attitudes Toward Remote Diagnosis and Treatment in China: A National Web-Based Survey

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(5), С. 481 - 481

Опубликована: Фев. 23, 2025

Background/Objectives: China has introduced a series of policies to encourage family physicians (FPs) provide remote diagnosis and treatment (RDT) services, with the ultimate goal providing more continuous, convenient, efficient medical services for all residents, especially elderly patients chronic diseases. However, few studies have focused on this important issue. The aim study was comprehensive description FPs' use of, barriers to, attitudes toward RDT in China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey implemented study. data were analyzed via basic descriptive statistics are expressed as percentages. Additionally, single-factor logistic regression used compare groups terms outcome measures. Results: Among 682 respondents, 63.8% had participated RDT, 36.2% never RDT. 435 respondents who 19.1% high-frequency users, 80.9% low-frequency users. results revealed that there significant differences among FPs age (p = 0.034), educational background < 0.001), hospital type 0.008), income result their work an FP 0.002), form employment general practitioner status 0.001). Moreover, frequency 0.009), years practice health service provider 0.003), 0.048), working hours 0.014). lack policy support (58.5%), technology (55.3%), information (52.5%) top three factors hindering from participating Overall, positive than half expressing they could benefit such showing increasing interest using them. Conclusions: findings research can improve policymakers' understanding Our also suggestions, those improving promotion optimizing relevant laws, technical which may help optimize related policies. There some limitations our study; example, sample included provincial administrative regions across China, but not provinces covered. In future, covering country be carried out make nationally representative.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Use of Mobile Health Applications in Palestinian Community Pharmacy Practice

Current Therapeutic Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 102, С. 100782 - 100782

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Mobile health applications have become essential tools in modern healthcare, enabling professionals to access real-time drug information, clinical guidelines, and patient management resources. While globally embraced, the adoption of these apps resource-limited settings like Palestine remains under-researched, particularly among community pharmacists, who are pivotal healthcare system. This study explores perceptions, awareness, challenges faced by Palestinian pharmacists regarding mobile applications. It aims assess feasibility integrating into their practice improve pharmaceutical care outcomes. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted 2023 Palestine. self-administered electronic questionnaire distributed via social media, targeting registered pharmacists. Data were collected using a structured, validated addressing demographics, app usage patterns, perceived benefits, barriers. Descriptive inferential analyses performed SPSS® software, with P-values ≤0.05 considered statistically significant. The included 400 predominantly female (65.8%). Pharmacists frequently used information resources for verifying interactions (89%) dosages (98%), citing quick reliable as major advantage. Barriers time constraints (92.3%) concerns about trust (77.8%). No significant associations found between demographics (e.g., gender, years experience) perceptions usefulness or trust. strong positive correlation (P < 0.001) observed pharmacists' support perception applications' reliability. indicates that perceive more likely use practice. Limited impacts medication safety, trust, quality. Adopting can efficiency, reduce errors, align pharmacy standards, highlighting need future research.

Язык: Английский

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The adoption of mobile health applications by physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries: The case of Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(2), С. 100289 - 100289

Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2024

Язык: Английский

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What Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promote Physical Activity?: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults (Preprint)

JMIR mhealth and uhealth, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12, С. e59708 - e59708

Опубликована: Окт. 19, 2024

Smartphone apps and wearable activity trackers are increasingly recognized for their potential to promote physical (PA). While studies suggest that the use of commercial mobile health tools is associated with higher PA levels, most existing evidence cross-sectional, leaving a gap in longitudinal data.

Язык: Английский

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Factors influencing the adoption of telemedicine services for middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases in rural China: a multicenter cross-sectional study (Preprint)

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2024

Background Telemedicine services have greatly enhanced healthcare quality and increased access for residents in remote areas through innovative solutions. Despite this progress, low user awareness limited acceptance of these still pose significant challenges. To address issue, study aims to develop a model that identifies factors influencing the adoption telemedicine among middle-aged elderly rural patients with chronic illnesses, drawing from Health Information Technology Adoption Model (HITAM). This examines critical impacting willingness diseases embrace using structural equation model. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional was conducted at five hospitals western China, focusing on diseases. An empirical test performed hypothesis modeling determine significance path coefficients. approach aimed gain insights into patients' adopt services. total 880 were examined study, an average intention score 3.94 (standard deviation 1.02). The findings highlight education level, monthly income, need care significantly impact their inclination towards adopting Structural revealed social influence (SI), self-efficacy (SE), perceived reliability (PR), health threat (PHT) peripheral variables, while ease use (PEU), usefulness (PU), attitude acted as core mediating variables positively influenced subsequent usage behavior. Moreover, directly none

Язык: Английский

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Active-Feet: home-based exercise training by using a m-Health-based platform in children with idiopathic toe walking. (Preprint)

Опубликована: Май 29, 2024

Physical exercise and stretching programs are the best initial options to treat idiopathic toe walking (ITW). These kinds of designed improve flexibility strength lower limb muscles, which enhance range motion ankle allowing reach a normal gait pattern. In paediatric population, one major limitations reported is low adherence follow rehabilitation treatment or lack up. this sense, children using mHealth tools could play an active central role in their ITW and, at same time, mobile applications would allow daily monitoring by healthcare professional. The present study aims develop evaluate m-Health platform for individuals with ITW. This describes context study, content preparation design as well subsequent evaluation self-administered satisfaction questionnaire. addition, feasibility acceptance test home-based program was carried out comprehensive app intended Initially, it discussed main features Active-Feet focusing on goal, help program. A set 3D avatars consisting animated characters designed. were attractive capable enough order guide performance exercises. Posterior muscle chain exercises chosen following guidelines recommendations. development process over five stages: requirements specification, design, Implementation, deployment alpha testing app. Healthcare professionals final version App track compliance program, customized reviewing execution Patients visualize themselves while performing communication physician therapist be performed chat. evaluated considering both parents, children's perspective. Twenty patients assessed two weeks answered questionnaires specially usefulness, acceptance, impact ability persuade assessed. According findings, 80% users stated positive way. Active-Feet, mHealth-based offer children. After long easy use developed first time.

Язык: Английский

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Systematic Evaluation of Utility and Usability of Publicly Available Mobile Apps for the Early Detection and Monitoring of Infectious Diseases

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2024

Background: Publicly available disease detection platforms have contributed to epidemic surveillance, facilitating the early of outbreaks infectious diseases. With increasing use mobile technology, potential surveillance apps has become significant in monitoring and responding public health threats. The aim this study was review current landscape used for employing a systematic approach determine their utility usability. Methods: A search publicly diseases conducted on Apple App Store Google Play Store, as well relevant literature. We pre-specified eligibility inclusion criteria. qualitative assessment framework, focusing usability features, developed applied selected apps. From evaluation, percentage score were calculated each app. Results: found 56 apps, which 11 met Six designed single diseases, while others covered range syndromes. Of seven had country-specific scope, four global scope. Two scored above 70% utility, largely due effective capabilities. Additionally, three achieved scores 60% usability, attributed broad accessibility enhanced data visualization. Conclusion: Infectious reveal heterogeneous utility. results indicate that with strong features offer substantial but adding elements cater user needs could enhance experience. Apps extensive coverage are valuable emerging context-specific excel tracking. This underscores need balanced mix meet comprehensive needs.

Язык: Английский

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