Purpose: This study sought to determine whether the necessitated use of telemedicine due coronavirus disease 2019, and limited choice both provider patient, impacts perceptions by patients who experienced prepandemic those first during pandemic.

Background:Research addressing online social support, especially for new mothers, has typically focused on forums and dedicated Web sites, not networking sites like Facebook. Here we expand this existing body of work by a Facebook page, Ask the Chicks, themed around questions answers related to motherhood. Using uses gratification lens, explore motivations participation as they relate engagement with page.Materials Methods:Individuals were recruited participant in an survey through posts...

Many adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), living in rural communities, are not optimally managing the disease through their diet and physical activities. Mobile apps have potential to facilitate self-management activities, such as providing educational content, assisting problem solving, self-regulation. The goal of this study was understand perceived barriers, benefits, facilitators among T2D regarding use free mobile available Apple App store or Google Play for management behavior...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) afflicts approximately 154,000 people under 20 years of age. Three-quarters adolescents are not achieving glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) targets, which leads to negative health outcomes. Mobile (mHealth), the use technology in health, has been used successfully improve many chronic conditions, including diabetes.The purpose this study was patient-centered research methods inform and design functionality our T1D app, MyT1DHero, provide insight for others who designing a...

Background: There is a significant need for strategies to increase access evidence-based interventions children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One novel approach train parents use their child ASD via telehealth. Pilot work examining the efficacy of one such program, ImPACT Online, demonstrated high rate parent program engagement, low attrition, and associated gains in learning social communication.

Asthma is a chronic disease and growing health problem worldwide. The objective of this pilot study was to test the feasibility utilization tracking asthma symptoms through an innovative mobile phone application. subjects for research project consisted 4 individuals who are currently receiving treatment from primary care physician in Ingham County, Michigan. Participants took their peak flow reading each day used short message service (SMS) function on sent it Web server. If they did not...

Abstract Nurses are the frontline of healthcare; however, there has been little theoretically-driven research on their acceptance information technology use in care delivery. This utilized unified theory and (UTAUT) model to understand how hospital nurses perceived implementation a new electronic medical record (EMR) system. study used mix methods. The survey responses indicated that social influence performance expectancy were significant factors system adoption. Effort did not have...

Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects more than 165,000 individuals younger 20 years in the United States of America. The transition from parent management to parent-child team management, with child taking on increased levels self-care, can be stressful and is associated a deterioration self-management behaviors. Therefore, mobile app intervention, MyT1DHero, was designed facilitate diabetes-specific positive parent-adolescent communication improve diabetes-related outcomes. MyT1DHero...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine organizational characteristics evident in successful telemedicine programs. proposed four research questions identify the key for Methods: Data were collected through an online survey using modified unified theory acceptance and use technology (UTAUT) change readiness (ORC) validated assessments. Results: Using UTAUT instrument ORC assessment, themes programs emerged. Overarching included being formally structured, forward thinking, seeking...

Despite the importance of communication to patient safety in hospital settings, we know surprisingly little about patterns between physicians and nurses, particularly on general medical–surgical units. Poor is leading cause preventable adverse events hospitals, as well a major root sentinel events. The literature provides guidance what qualitative methods are best for capturing different types patterns. purpose this study was develop methodology identifying characterizing nurses better...

Health care access issues have long plagued rural Americans. One approach to alleviating the challenges and poor health outcomes for individuals is through use of telemedicine, sometimes called telehealth. It important understand factors that may be related telemedicine adoption or nonadoption, particularly in underserved settings.

Telehealth applications and information communication technologies can be customized scaled to meet the healthcare service needs of a wide variety special populations. Categorization those groups viewed from spectrum perspectives such as by gender, age, culture, families, communities, chronic conditions, or particular types locations, well when addressing specific unique health need. The emergence innovations in use range connectivity offers exciting new approaches integration telehealth...

This paper addresses the challenge of provider underutilization telehealth which continues to surface as an ongoing problem. In addition, this essay offers a list ideas serve starting point from address key issue.

We investigated why hospice nurses were slow to adopt videophones care for their patients. used the unified theory of acceptance and use technology (UTAUT) model organizational readiness change (ORC) assessment via interviews focus groups with staff. Twenty-five employees participated. Eighteen (72%) in clinical positions seven non-clinical (28%). Thirty-nine percent respondents reported no videophone training, despite fact that every employee had received training. Only four staff members...

Summary As the health care industry is facing many challenges and undergoing extensive change, telemedicine in position to address these be an important part of care’s development. Telemedicine has been used for approximately a half century, which researchers have explored different technologies utilized, clinical outcomes, cost benefits, perceptions, adoption its use. This paper reviews summarizes findings presents possible future research endeavors. Examining what known about can aid...

Introduction Type 1 diabetes impacts approximately 1.25 m Americans, many of them young children. As a child grows, there is transition towards independence and they must learn to manage their independently. The objective this study was design, develop conduct prototype test assess the satisfaction feasibility mobile app for adolescents with type parents aid in transition. Methods Ten parent/adolescent groups used MyT1DHero four weeks. They were given pre-test/post-test survey regarding...

Many college students who have mental health issues do not receive professional care for various reasons. Students help often both short- and long-term adverse outcomes. Mobile apps services such as MySSP, a service provided to through their university, may eliminate barriers seeking result in more positive outcomes students.This qualitative study aims better understand students' perceptions attitudes toward the adoption use of mobile phone app health, using technology acceptance model...

Objective: Millions of people use mobile phone or computer-based applications-apps-to maintain their mental health and connect with treatment providers through text- video-based chat functions. The present study sought to understand young adults' motivations for adopting this technology using the unified theory acceptance (UTAUT), how they apps, gratifications receive from apps. Participants: One hundred-eighteen app users responded an online survey. Methods: A survey was conducted students...

The promise of remote patient monitoring (RPM) lies in its ability to revolutionize health care delivery by enabling continuous, real-time tracking outside traditional clinical settings. COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption RPM, particularly underserved and rural populations, highlighting both potential persistent barriers that limit widespread use. This paper explores critical role technological advancements-such as wearables, artificial intelligence (AI), broadband expansion-in...

Abstract Background Telehealth approaches can address health care access barriers and improve delivery in resource-limited settings around the globe. Yet, telehealth adoption Africa has been limited, due part to an insufficient understanding of effective strategies for implementation. Objective This study aimed conduct a multi-level formative evaluation identifying facilitators implementing among service providers patients Central Uganda. Methods We collected surveys characterizing...

The medical environment is on the verge of a dramatic transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) evolves. With inevitable shift toward AI in health care delivery, there are concerns around its implementation, including ethics, privacy, data representation, and potential for eliminating physicians. However, cannot replicate physician's knowledge understanding patient person conditions which he or she lives. Therefore, provider-patient communication will be paramount providing safe...