Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals

Background: Patients preferences have recently been identified as important factors in clinical practice. However, there is little information on how patient eHealth preferences influence healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) choices to use technology in their clinical practice especially in Sub-Saharan...

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Main Authors: Ladan, Muhammad Awwal, Wharrad, Heather, Windle, Richard
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54815/
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Wharrad, Heather
Windle, Richard
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Wharrad, Heather
Windle, Richard
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description Background: Patients preferences have recently been identified as important factors in clinical practice. However, there is little information on how patient eHealth preferences influence healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) choices to use technology in their clinical practice especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Aim: This is part of a study which explored factors influencing eHealth adoption and use among healthcare professionals in SSA. This section of the study aimed to uncover how patient preferences influence HCPs decisions on eHealth for clinical practice. Method: A mixed-method approach was adopted using Q-methodology. The viewpoints of thirty-six HCPs were explored in relation to eHealth adoption in their clinical practice. Each participant rank-ordered forty-six statements in relation to how they agreed or disagreed with them in their own clinical practice. This was followed by an interview to explore the reasons for their individual rankings. Results: Four viewpoints emerged showing how HCPs consider patient preferences when making decisions to use eHealth in their clinical practice. Conclusion: Findings suggest divergent viewpoints in relation to the role patient preferences play HCPs eHealth adoption in their clinical practices. These viewpoints could be seen as a tripartite relationship identifying how important patient eHealth preference influence HCP clinical choices.
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spelling nottingham-548152018-10-09T10:57:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54815/ Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals Ladan, Muhammad Awwal Wharrad, Heather Windle, Richard Background: Patients preferences have recently been identified as important factors in clinical practice. However, there is little information on how patient eHealth preferences influence healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) choices to use technology in their clinical practice especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Aim: This is part of a study which explored factors influencing eHealth adoption and use among healthcare professionals in SSA. This section of the study aimed to uncover how patient preferences influence HCPs decisions on eHealth for clinical practice. Method: A mixed-method approach was adopted using Q-methodology. The viewpoints of thirty-six HCPs were explored in relation to eHealth adoption in their clinical practice. Each participant rank-ordered forty-six statements in relation to how they agreed or disagreed with them in their own clinical practice. This was followed by an interview to explore the reasons for their individual rankings. Results: Four viewpoints emerged showing how HCPs consider patient preferences when making decisions to use eHealth in their clinical practice. Conclusion: Findings suggest divergent viewpoints in relation to the role patient preferences play HCPs eHealth adoption in their clinical practices. These viewpoints could be seen as a tripartite relationship identifying how important patient eHealth preference influence HCP clinical choices. 2018-09-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54815/2/Abstract%20Leeds.pdf Ladan, Muhammad Awwal, Wharrad, Heather and Windle, Richard (2018) Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals. In: 3rd International Conference on Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2018), 6-7 Sep 2018, University of Leeds, UK. eHealth Healthcare professionals Q-methodology patient preferences mixed-method approach sub-Saharan Africa.
spellingShingle eHealth
Healthcare professionals
Q-methodology
patient preferences
mixed-method approach
sub-Saharan Africa.
Ladan, Muhammad Awwal
Wharrad, Heather
Windle, Richard
Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title_full Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title_fullStr Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title_full_unstemmed Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title_short Uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, eHealth and healthcare professionals
title_sort uncovering a tripartite relationship between patient, ehealth and healthcare professionals
topic eHealth
Healthcare professionals
Q-methodology
patient preferences
mixed-method approach
sub-Saharan Africa.
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/54815/