Loa loa microfilariae load in blood can be automatically quantified at the point of care using a mobile phone video microscope.

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore how medical secretaries experience digital transformation in a Swedish healthcare organisation, with focus on workplace climate and health.

Engineering has the potential to accelerate development of low-income communities by integrating insights from social sciences along entire arc technological innovation, idea manufacture at scale. Here case is made for a new field, Development Engineering, that will formalize this process building on techniques engineering, economics, behavioral science, and sociology. Launching discipline require academic support infrastructures sustained partnerships between academia, government, industry sector.

Prostate cancer has increased in incidence worldwide and is the leading cause of death 24 countries. The most common treatment radical prostatectomy. However, surgery associated with postoperative complications such as urinary incontinence sexual dysfunction, causing decreased quality life. If survivors are encouraged to be more active self-care management, symptom burden may decrease life improve. An electronic health (eHealth) intervention based on motivational behavioral theory been...

Objective To evaluate patients’ experiences of using a web-based application, especially its usability as support for self-care activities after prostate cancer surgery. Design A deductive content analysis was used, stemming from the Fit between Individuals, Task and Technology (FITT) framework. Setting One surgical department in south Sweden October 2015 April 2016 September 2017 July 2018. Participants Fifteen men who had undergone radical prostatectomy cancer. Results By organising data...

Aim To describe and obtain a deeper understanding of social challenges their influence on the implementation process when implementing Information systems in Swedish health-care organisation. Background Despite positive effects organisations, there are difficulties process. Nurses' experiences being neglected have been dismissed as reasons for setbacks implementation. Methods An Institutional Ethnography design was used. A deductive content analysis made influenced by empirically identified...

A challenge when groups from different disciplines work together in implementing health information technology (HIT) a health-care context is that words often have meanings depending upon practices, and definition of situations. Accessibility word commonly associated with HIT implementation. This study aimed to investigate accessibility everyday practice context. It focused on the perspective nurses highlight another view complex relationship between qualitative influenced by institutional...

Background/Objective: This paper sets out to describe experience-based reflections on discharge planning as narrated by nursing staff in primary healthcare, along with their concerns about how the introduction of video conferencing might influence situation. Methods: Interviews were conducted working at a healthcare centre South East Sweden. Each interview took place was one-to-one basis dialogue form, using open questions and supported an guide. It then analysed phenomenological hermeneutic...

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the emergence of several technologies for infectious disease management. Although much focus been placed on contact-tracing apps, another promising new tactic is proximity tracing, which focuses health-related behavior and can be used primary prevention. Underpinned by theories behavioral design, a proximity-detection system devised that provides user with immediate nudges maintain physical distance from others. However, practical feasibility...

The use of digital communication in Swedish health care has increased an effort to make more accessible. At the organizational level, trust digitalization stabilized, but a certain degree skepticism regarding technology appears exist among employees.This study aimed explore professionals' (HCPs) experiences with patients and colleagues habilitation context.Qualitative content analysis was used analyze data derived from individual interviews.The results revealed that there were mixed feelings...

Wireless technologies, cloud computing and connectivity have enabled mobile services that extend the coverage of health services, resulting in a branch eHealth now commonly referred to as mHealth. However, at least Sweden, where healthcare sector is heavily institutionalized regulated, mHealth has so far mainly evolved form applications for support healthy life-style self-management chronic diseases, implemented outside firewalls traditional delivery environments. In this paper we present an...

This study focuses on a decision support system (DSS) for home healthcare and the implementation of it.To describe nurses' experiences use new DSS, with focus how it influences making in everyday work practice.A qualitative research design.Data was collected through three group interviews six nurses.The data analysis drawn from Burnard's method content analysis.The DSS experienced as bringing to decisions, but sometimes incompatible practice. Professional understanding were parallel systems...

Implementation of information systems in healthcare has become a lengthy process where staff (eg, nurses) are expected to put into without getting the overall picture potential usefulness for their own work. The aim this study was explore social challenges when implementing everyday work nursing context. Moreover, aimed at putting perceived theoretical framework address them more constructively healthcare. Influenced by institutional ethnography, findings based on interviews, observations,...

To facilitate communications between care levels and improve coordination during hospital discharges, there is great potential in using information communication technology systems, because they can significantly help to deter unnecessary readmissions. However, still a lack of knowledge about how often nurses use the indicators related its use. The aims this study were describe nurses' an system for collaboration estimate whether level be perceptions system's contribution discharges. A...

In previous research we have learned that patients with chronic or complex diseases often experience difficulties when transitioning from hospital care to self-care in their home. We address these by developing an eHealth tool for – ePATH (electronic Patient Activation Treatment at Home) intended empower each patient manage individual situation. employed a user-centered design process involving both and healthcare personnel specify the content functionality of ePATH. The system is...

Challenges of improving discharge planning have been an area concern for many years, including problems related to the lack time professionals participate. In a county in South East Sweden, video conferencing was implemented sessions enable distance participation professionals. To examine implementation process, interviews were conducted with implementers, who project leaders, coordinators hospital, and home-care. The analyzed qualitatively, using directed content analysis deductive approach...

This article describes healthcare managers' experiences of leading the implementation video conferencing in discharge planning sessions as a new tool everyday practice. Data collection took place through individual interviews and were analyzed using qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach. The results indicate that managers identified two distinct leadership perspectives when they reflected on process. They described desired way communicating about upcoming change,...

Sweden is in the process of implementing National Medication List (NLL). The aim this study was to explore challenges with medication management process, as well expectation for NLL, from a human, organizational, and technology perspective. This included interviews prescribers, nurses, pharmacists, patients, their relatives conducted during March June 2020, before implementation NLL. Challenges were (1) feeling lost several different lists, (2) spending time searching information, (3) being...

Objective To explore communication about medication management during annual consultations in primary care. Design: passive participant observations of care consultations. Setting Two centres southern Sweden. Participants Consultations between 18 patients (over the age 60 years) with chronic diseases and 10 general practitioners (GPs) were observed, audio-recorded, transcribed analysed using content analysis. Results Four categories emerged: barriers, striving for a shared understanding...

The problems and challenges that arise in the task of improving discharge planning have been an area concern for many years, including related to lack time professionals participate. In a county council South East Sweden, video conferencing was implemented sessions enable distance participation. As part larger research study implementation process, interviews were conducted with two implementers. analysed qualitatively, using directed content analysis deductive approach considering framework...