Anna Kharko

ORCID: 0000-0003-0908-6173
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  • Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Persona Design and Applications
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Medical Research and Practices
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Digital Imaging in Medicine
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Uppsala University
2022-2025

University of Manchester
2025

University of Plymouth
2020-2024

Uppsala University Hospital
2023-2024

Örebro University
2023

Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2022

Leading figures in biomedical informatics advocate education digital health for the healthcare workforce.[1 2][1] In healthcare, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled tools increasingly play a role by informing patient triage decisions, clinical decision support systems, and

10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100480 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2022-02-01

Objective To describe the experiences and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) in England regarding patients having access to their full online GP health records. Design Convenience sample, survey. Participants 400 registered GPs England. Main outcome measures Investigators measured GPs’ about record (ORA), including patient care practice. Results A total from all regions responded. minority (130, 33%) believed ORA was a good idea. Most majority would worry more (364, 91%) or find records...

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078158 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Open 2024-01-01

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> Following the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, interest large language model-powered chatbots has soared with increasing focus on clinical potential these tools. Building a previous survey conducted 2024, we sought to gauge general practitioners’ (GPs) adoption this new generation assist any aspect practice UK. <bold>Methods</bold> An online was disseminated January 2025 non-probability sample GPs registered clinician marketing platform...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-6196250/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2025-03-12

The Nordic countries are, together with the United States, forerunners in online record access (ORA), which has now become widespread. importance of accessible and structured health data also been highlighted by policy makers internationally. To ensure full realization ORA’s potential short long term, there is a pressing need to study ORA from cross-disciplinary, clinical, humanistic, social sciences perspective that looks beyond strictly technical aspects. In this viewpoint paper, we...

10.2196/49084 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2024-04-25

Patient portals not only provide patients with access to electronic health records (EHRs) and other digital services, such as prescription renewals, but they can also improve patients' self-management, engagement care professionals (HCPs), processes. However, these benefits depend on willingness use patient and, ultimately, their experiences the usefulness ease of portals.

10.2196/45974 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023-02-07

Although many surveys have been conducted on patients accessing their own health records in recent years, there is a limited amount of nationwide cross-country data available patients' views and preferences. To address this gap, an international survey patient users was the Nordic eHealth project, NORDeHEALTH.We aimed to investigate sociodemographic characteristics experiences who accessed electronic (EHRs) through national portals Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia.A cross-sectional web-based...

10.2196/47573 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023-09-29

Background In a growing number of countries, patients are offered access to their full online clinical records, including the narrative reports written by clinicians (the latter, referred as “open notes”). Even in countries with mature patient record access, psychotherapy notes is not mandatory. To date, no research has explored views trainees about open notes. Objective This study aimed explore opinions Switzerland patients’ psychotherapists’ free-text summaries. Methods We administered...

10.1177/20552076241242772 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Digital Health 2024-01-01

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence should revise their recent guideline to take into account all the available evidence on treatment of chronic primary pain.

10.1097/pr9.0000000000000961 article EN cc-by-nc-nd PAIN Reports 2021-10-22

Background: There is increasing use of psychotherapy apps in mental health care. Objective: This mixed methods pilot study aimed to explore postgraduate clinical psychology students' familiarity and formal exposure topics related artificial intelligence machine learning (AI/ML) during their studies. Methods: In April-June 2020, we conducted a mixed-methods online survey using convenience sample 120 students enrolled two-year Masters' program at Swiss University. Results: total 37 responded...

10.3389/fpubh.2021.623088 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2021-04-09

While research on the effects of patient access to health records is increasing, a basic understanding spread patient-accessible electronic worldwide lacking. In this survey healthcare experts with professional and personal experience from 29 countries, we explored state online record (ORA). We asked participants whether ORA exists in their country which information available through it. Experts all polled countries reported having some national records, 6 (21%) providing exclusively...

10.3233/shti230938 article EN cc-by-nc Studies in health technology and informatics 2024-01-25

Worldwide, patients are increasingly being offered access to their full online clinical records including the narrative reports written by clinicians (so-called "open notes"). Against these developments, there is growing interest in use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT co-assist with patient-facing documentation.

10.1177/20552076241291384 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Digital Health 2024-01-01

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> As Parkinson’s disease (PD) rates increase, so does interest in finding new technological solutions for PD management. Despite substantial efforts to explore potential applications of AI management, research from people with (PwP)’s perspectives on remains limited. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> To ethical considerations management a PwP perspective. <title>METHODS</title> A qualitative triangulation 13 interviews and two focus groups an expert panel six...

10.2196/preprints.74144 preprint EN 2025-03-20

In a growing number of countries worldwide, clinicians are sharing mental health notes, including psychiatry and psychotherapy with patients.

10.2196/27397 article EN cc-by JMIR Mental Health 2021-02-28

In 2022, NHS England announced plans to ensure that all adult primary care patients in would have full online access new data added their general practitioner (GP) record. However, this plan has not yet been fully implemented. Since April 2020, the GP contract already committed offering record on a prospective basis and request. there limited research into UK GPs' experiences opinions about practice innovation.This study aimed explore of GPs patients' web-based health record, including...

10.2196/43496 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022-12-31

Patient-Accessible Electronic Health Records (PAEHR) are particularly disputed in mental healthcare. We aim to explore if there is any association between patients having a health condition and someone unwanted seeing their PAEHR. A chi-square test showed statistically significant group belonging experiences of

10.3233/shti230138 article EN cc-by-nc Studies in health technology and informatics 2023-05-18

Objective To solicit leading health informaticians' predictions about the impact of AI/ML on primary care in US 2029. Design A three-round online modified Delphi poll. Participants Twenty-nine informaticians. Methods In September 2019, informatics experts were selected by research team, and invited to participate Participation each round was anonymous, panelists given between 4–8 weeks respond round. Round 1 open-ended questions solicited forecasts on: (1) patient care, (2) access (3)...

10.1371/journal.pone.0239947 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2020-10-08

As of April 5, 2021, as part the 21st Century Cures Act, new federal rules in U.S. mandate that providers offer patients access to their online clinical records.To solicit view an international panel experts on effects mental health patients, including possible benefits and harms, accessing notes.An 3-round Delphi poll.Online.International identified clinicians, chief medical information officers, patient advocates, informaticians with extensive experience and/or research knowledge about...

10.1371/journal.pone.0258056 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-10-13

Previous research reports that patients with mental health conditions experience benefits, for example, increased empowerment and validation, from reading their patient-accessible electronic records (PAEHRs). In care (MHC), PAEHRs remain controversial, as professionals are concerned may feel worried or offended by the content of notes. Moreover, existing has focused on specific diagnoses, excluding larger PAEHR userbase in MHC.The objective this study is to establish if how experiences those...

10.2196/47841 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023-09-28

Patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) hold promise for empowering patients, but their impact may vary between mental and somatic care. Medical professionals ethicists have expressed concerns about the potential challenges of PAEHRs especially those receiving

10.2196/47840 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023-11-20

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Although many surveys have been conducted on patients accessing their own health records in recent years, there is a limited amount of nationwide cross-country data available patients’ views and preferences. To address this gap, an international survey patient users was the Nordic eHealth project, NORDeHEALTH. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> We aimed to investigate sociodemographic characteristics experiences who accessed electronic (EHRs) through national...

10.2196/preprints.47573 preprint EN 2023-03-28

Patient-generated health data (PGHD) is the person's health-related collected outside clinical environment. Integrating this into electronic record (EHR) supports better patient-provider communication and shared decision-making, empowering patients to actively manage their conditions. In study, we investigated essential features needed for healthcare providers effectively integrate PGHD functionality EHR system. Through our collaborative design approach involving professionals (HCPs)...

10.3233/shti240693 article EN cc-by-nc Studies in health technology and informatics 2024-08-22
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