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Godia J, Pifarré M, Vilaplana J, Solsona F, Abella F, Calvo A, Mitjans A, Gonzalez-Olmedo MP. A Free App for Diagnosing Burnout (BurnOut App): Development Study. JMIR Med Inform 2022; 10:e30094. [PMID: 36066932 PMCID: PMC9490524 DOI: 10.2196/30094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Health specialists take care of us, but who takes care of them? These professionals are the most vulnerable to the increasingly common syndrome known as burnout. Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as a result of chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Objective This study aims to develop a useful app providing burnout self-diagnosis and tracking of burnout through a simple, intuitive, and user-friendly interface. Methods We present the BurnOut app, an Android app developed using the Xamarin and MVVMCross platforms, which allows users to detect critical cases of psychological discomfort by implementing the Goldberg and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory tests. Results The BurnOut app is robust, user-friendly, and efficient. The good performance of the app was demonstrated by comparing its features with those of similar apps in the literature. Conclusions The BurnOut app is very useful for health specialists or users, in general, to detect burnout early and track its evolution.
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Reviewing the features and functionalities of contraception mPHRs. HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Amirazodi S, Jeddi F, Nabovati E, Rezayi S, Saeedi S. Identifying a minimum data set as a necessity to design a web-based personal health record for patients under chronic dialysis. J Family Med Prim Care 2022; 11:969-975. [PMID: 35495826 PMCID: PMC9051723 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_978_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective: Many people suffer from kidney disease, and self-management is essential in these patients. Personal health record (PHR) can be used as a tool to improve self-management in these patients. This study aimed to identify a minimum data set (MDS) of PHR in dialysis patients. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019, and national and international scientific literature entitled “Personal Health Record,” “Electronic Personal Health Record,” “Dialysis Patient Portal,” “Dialysis Health Record,” and “Dialysis Information Needs” by content analysis method was reviewed. A questionnaire with 14 items was designed to examine patients’ problems and data needs based on the review of scientific literature and web-based PHRs. Based on the patients’ survey and the review of scientific literature, a questionnaire with 114 questions was designed. Finally, with experts’ opinions, data elements were determined. Results: An MDS for developing web-based PHR for patients under chronic dialysis was created with 17 data classes including demographic information, insurance information, contact information in case of emergency, information on dialysis sessions, physicians information, dialysis center information, information on individual measured values (blood pressure, blood sugar, and weight), disease history information, information on surgical procedures and operations, history of visits, allergies, vaccinations, family history, drugs, laboratory tests, diet, and education materials for the patient. Conclusion: In this study, an MDS was developed for a web-based PHR for dialysis patients. The use of standard data can help collect the data that is essential to improve the patient’s health and track his medical condition.
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Glöggler M, Ammenwerth E. Improvement and Evaluation of the TOPCOP Taxonomy of Patient Portals: Taxonomy-Evaluation-Delphi Approach (TED). J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e30701. [PMID: 34403354 PMCID: PMC8527386 DOI: 10.2196/30701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Patient portals have been introduced in many countries over the last 10 years, but many health information managers still feel they have too little knowledge of patient portals. A taxonomy can help them to better compare and select portals. This has led us to develop the TOPCOP taxonomy for classifying and comparing patient portals. However, the taxonomy has not been evaluated by users. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the taxonomy’s usefulness to support health information managers in comparing, classifying, defining a requirement profile for, and selecting patient portals and to improve the taxonomy where needed. Methods We used a modified Delphi approach. We sampled a heterogeneous panel of 13 health information managers from 3 countries using the criterion sampling strategy. We conducted 4 anonymous survey rounds with qualitative and quantitative questions. In round 1, the panelists assessed the appropriateness of each dimension, and we collected new ideas to improve the dimensions. In rounds 2 and 3, the panelists iteratively evaluated the taxonomy that was revised based on round 1. In round 4, the panelists assessed the need for a taxonomy and the appropriateness of patient engagement as a distinguishing concept. Then, they compared 2 real portals with the final taxonomy and evaluated its usefulness for comparing portals, creating an initial requirement profile, and selecting patient portals. To determine group consensus, we applied the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. Results The final taxonomy consists of 25 dimensions with 65 characteristics. Five new dimensions were added to the original taxonomy, with 8 characteristics added to already existing dimensions. Group consensus was achieved on the need for such a taxonomy to compare portals, on patient engagement as an appropriate distinguishing concept, and on the comprehensibility of the taxonomy’s form. Further, consensus was achieved on the taxonomy’s usefulness for classifying and comparing portals, assisting users in better understanding portals, creating a requirement profile, and selecting portals. This allowed us to test the usefulness of the final taxonomy with the intended users. Conclusions The TOPCOP taxonomy aims to support health information managers in comparing and selecting patient portals. By providing a standardized terminology to describe various aspects of patient portals independent of clinical setting or country, the taxonomy will also be useful for advancing research and evaluation of patient portals.
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- Michael Glöggler
- Institute of Medical Informatics, UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Eduard-Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, Hall in Tirol, AT
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Eduard-Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, Hall in Tirol, AT
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García-Berná JA, Ouhbi S, Fernández-Alemán JL, de Gea JMC, Nicolás J. Investigating the Impact of Usability on Energy Efficiency of Web-based Personal Health Records. J Med Syst 2021; 45:65. [PMID: 33959796 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-021-01725-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Usability plays an important role in eHealth applications for their widespread adoption. These software systems have been studied in depth in the literature from this perspective. However, the energy consumption of information systems in the eHealth domain lacks comprehensive research. In this paper, the relationship between the energy consumption of the main components of a PC and the usability evaluations of graphical user interfaces (GUI) were studied in client applications. For this purpose, personal health records (PHR) were used as a case study. A set of 4 web-based PHRs were evaluated with the performance of 20 common tasks in the aforementioned systems. The usability evaluations were carried out by 4 experts. A total of 8 heuristics particularly designed for electronic health record systems and based on the Nielsen usability heuristics were employed. The instantaneous energy values of the power supply and the monitor were collected with an energy consumption measuring equipment. As a result, the following significant correlations were found. In NoMoreClipboard between the Memory heuristic and the power supply (rs = 0.495, p = 0.044), and the Minimalist heuristic and the monitor (rs = - 0.513, p = 0.035). In PatientsLikeMe between the Minimalist heuristic and the power supply (rs = - 0.479, p = 0.083), as well as in the Error heuristic and the power supply (rs = - 0.638, p = 0.014). Finally, in Health Companion between the Match heuristic and the power supply (rs = - 0.481, p = 0.043), and the Error heuristic and the power supply again (rs = - 0.602, p = 0.008). Apart from that, the tasks were divided into those with excellent and fair usability. Those tasks with high usability scores were evaluated to detect whether they also had low energy consumption during task performance. Significant differences were found in PatientsLikeMe with respect to the Error heuristic and the power supply (212.39 ± 18.85W). Significant differences were also found in Health Companion with respect to the Match heuristic and the power supply (199.91 ± 7.19W). The results were discussed to reveal the fundamentals of how implementing usability can impact on energy costs when running client applications.
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- José A García-Berná
- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, CIT, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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A Study on the Relationship between Usability of GUIs and Power Consumption of a PC: The Case of PHRs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18041385. [PMID: 33546174 PMCID: PMC7913159 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Usability is key to achieve quality in software products. The client applications with a high score in usability might impact on the power consumption when they are run in a PC. For this reason, energy savings turn to be critical in green software systems. In this paper the relationship between the usability evaluations of the GUIs and the power consumption measurements of the main components of a PC were analysed. A set of 5 web-based personal health records (PHRs) were selected as a case study. The usability assessment was performed by an expert, employing the 14 principles of design by Alan Dix as heuristics. They were scored on a Likert scale after performing a collection of common tasks in the PHRs. At the same time, an equipment to measure the energy consumption of hard disk drive, graphics card, processor, monitor and power supply was used. Spearman’s index was studied for the correlations between the usability assessments and the power consumption measurements. As a results, some weak relationships were found. A total of 5 usability heuristics were observed to may influence energy consumption when they were considered in the implementation of the PHRs. These heuristics were the following ones: consistency, task migratability, observability, recoverability and responsiveness. Based on the results, the usability principles of design cannot always be related to lower energy consumption. Future research should focus on the tradeoffs between usability and power consumption of client applications when they are used in a computer.
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García-Berná JA, Fernández-Alemán JL, Carrillo de Gea JM, Toval A, Mancebo J, Calero C, García F. Energy efficiency in software: A case study on sustainability in personal health records. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 2021; 282:124262. [PMID: 32982077 PMCID: PMC7508020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A personal health record is an eHealth technology in which users can observe their progress over time for a given condition. A research gap was identified in the literature concerning the study of the amount of energy that these systems need for their operation, and the energy efficiency that may be attained depending on their design. After the selection of five representative personal health records, a total of 20 tasks commonly done, and based on previous work, were performed with regard to two proposed scenarios, namely patient use and health personnel usage. The power consumption of the main components of a host machine was measured during the performance of the proposed duties. To that end, a hardware tool called the Energy Efficiency Tester was employed. The data collected were analyzed statistically, and significant differences were found in the respective consumption of the display (χ2 (4) = 23.782, p = 0.000), the processor (χ2 (4) = 29.018, p = 0.000) and the whole PC (χ2 (4) = 28.582, p = 0.000). For all of these components, NoMoreClipBoard was the personal health record that required the least energy (57.699 W for the display, 3.162 W for the processor and 181.113 W for the whole PC). A total of two strong correlations were found in the energy consumption between the hard disk and the graphics card (r = 0.791, p < 0.001), and the processor and the PC (r = 0.950, p < 0.001). Some features generated special amounts of power consumption, such as the news wall found on PatientsLikeMe, or the use of load icons that had an impact on most PC components. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the user interfaces was performed. A discussion was carried out on the design of the user interfaces, also taking into account recommendations drawn from the literature, checking for their implementation in the personal health records selected. With the aim of promoting sustainability among software developers, a best practice guideline on sustainable software design was proposed. Basic sustainability recommendations were collected for professionals to consider when developing a software system in general, and a personal health record in particular.
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- José A García-Berná
- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Information Technologies and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Information Technologies and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Information Technologies and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Kharbouch M, Idri A, Rachad T, Alami H, Redman L, Stelate Y. Mobile Technology for Improved Contraceptive Care in Morocco. J Med Syst 2021; 45:16. [PMID: 33426595 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-020-01684-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The fulfillment of unmet needs for contraception can help women reach their reproductive goals. Therefore, there is a growing concern worldwide about contraception and women's knowledge of making an advised choice about it. In this aspect, an outgrown number of apps are now available providing information concerning contraception whether it concerns natural contraception or modern contraception. However, vast amounts of these apps contain inaccurate sexual health facts and non-evidence-based information concerning contraception. On these bases, and in respect to: (1) the needs of women to effectively prevent unintended pregnancies while conducting a stress-free healthy lifestyle. (2) the World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for contraception's recommendations, and (3) the results/recommendations of a field study conducted in the reproductive health center 'Les Orangers' in Rabat to collect the app's requirements, we developed an evidence-based patient-centered contraceptive app referred to as 'MyContraception'. Thereafter, we conducted a set of functional tests to ensure that the MyContraception solution is performing as expected and is conform to the software functional requirements previously set before moving to non-functional requirements evaluation. Since customer's feedback is valuable to non-functional testing, we choose to evaluate potential users' feedback. Moreover, giving that mobile app testing is a complex process involving different skill sets, we elaborated a rigorous experimental design to conduct an empirical evaluation of the MyContraception solution, which will exhaustively assess the overall quality of this solution and examine its effects on improving the quality of patient-centered contraception care.
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- Manal Kharbouch
- Software Project Management Research Team, Department of Web and Mobile Engineering, ENSIAS, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Software Project Management Research Team, Department of Web and Mobile Engineering, ENSIAS, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. .,MSDA, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
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- Software Project Management Research Team, Department of Web and Mobile Engineering, ENSIAS, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, USA
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- Software Project Management Research Team, Department of Web and Mobile Engineering, ENSIAS, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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Aslani N, Ahmadi M, Samadbeik M. A systematic review of the attributes of electronic personal health Records for Patients with multiple sclerosis. HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12553-019-00387-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bachiri M, Idri A, Abran A, M. Redman L, Fernández-Alemán JL. Sizing Prenatal mPHRs using COSMIC Measurement Method. J Med Syst 2019; 43:319. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-019-1446-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bachiri M, Idri A, Fernández-Alemán JL, Toval A. Evaluating the Privacy Policies of Mobile Personal Health Records for Pregnancy Monitoring. J Med Syst 2018; 42:144. [PMID: 29959535 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-018-1002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A mobile personal health record (mPHR) for pregnancy monitoring allows the pregnant woman to track and manage her personal health data. However, owing to the privacy and security issues that may threaten the exchange of this sensitive data, a privacy policy should be established. The aim of this study is to evaluate the privacy policies of 19 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring (12 for iOS and 7 for Android) using a template covering the characteristics of privacy, security, and standards and regulations. The findings of this study show that none of the privacy policies evaluated entirely comply with the characteristics studied. The developers of mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring are, therefore, requested to improve and pay more attention to the structure and the content of the privacy policies of their apps.
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- Mariam Bachiri
- Software Project Management research team, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
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- Software Project Management research team, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Determann D, Lambooij MS, Gyrd-Hansen D, de Bekker-Grob EW, Steyerberg EW, Heldoorn M, Pedersen LB, de Wit GA. Personal health records in the Netherlands: potential user preferences quantified by a discrete choice experiment. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017; 24:529-536. [PMID: 28011592 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocw158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Objective To identify groups of potential users based on their preferences for characteristics of personal health records (PHRs) and to estimate potential PHR uptake. Methods We performed a discrete choice experiment, which consisted of 12 choice scenarios, each comprising 2 hypothetical PHR alternatives and an opt-out. The alternatives differed based on 5 characteristics. The survey was administered to Internet panel members of the Dutch Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations. We used latent class models to analyze the data. Results A total of 1,443 potential PHR users completed the discrete choice experiment. We identified 3 latent classes: "refusers" (class probability 43%), "eager adopters" (37%), and "reluctant adopters" (20%). The predicted uptake for the reluctant adopters ranged from 4% in the case of a PHR with the worst attribute levels to 68% in the best case. Those with 1 or more chronic diseases were significantly more likely to belong to the eager adopter class. The data storage provider was the most decisive aspect for the eager and reluctant adopters, while cost was most decisive for the refusers. Across all classes, health care providers and independent organizations were the most preferred data storage providers. Conclusion We identified 3 groups, of which 1 group (more than one-third of potential PHR users) indicated great interest in a PHR irrespective of PHR characteristics. Policymakers who aim to expand the use of PHRs will be most successful when health care providers and health facilities or independent organizations store PHR data while refraining from including market parties.
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- Domino Determann
- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- COHERE - Centre of Health Economics Research, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,COHERE - Centre of Health Economics Research, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Dutch Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations (NPCF), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- COHERE - Centre of Health Economics Research, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Research Unit for General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.,Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Sadeghi M, Thomassie R, Sasangohar F. Objective Assessment of Functional Information Requirements for Patient Portals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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There has been an increase in the usage of electronic health records by healthcare providers as a result of recent federal incentive programs. One benefit of electronic systems is providing patients remote access to their records and an online interface with their healthcare provider via a patient portal. Patients, however, have been slow to adopt these systems and many studies have been conducted in attempts to investigate such slow adoption. It is not clear if the users were involved in the design of such systems and if the functionality meets user expectation. This paper aims to address this issue by documenting a comprehensive and systematically-derived set of functional and information requirements for patient portals based on a review of literature and interviews with patients.
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- Mahnoosh Sadeghi
- Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Implementation of a Big Data Accessing and Processing Platform for Medical Records in Cloud. J Med Syst 2017; 41:149. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-017-0777-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kadi I, Idri A, Fernandez-Aleman JL. Systematic mapping study of data mining–based empirical studies in cardiology. Health Informatics J 2017; 25:741-770. [DOI: 10.1177/1460458217717636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Data mining provides the methodology and technology to transform huge amount of data into useful information for decision making. It is a powerful process to extract knowledge and discover new patterns embedded in large data sets. Data mining has been increasingly used in medicine, particularly in cardiology. In fact, data mining applications can greatly benefits all parts involved in cardiology such as patients, cardiologists and nurses. This article aims to perform a systematic mapping study so as to analyze and synthesize empirical studies on the application of data mining techniques in cardiology. A total of 142 articles published between 2000 and 2015 were therefore selected, studied and analyzed according to the four following criteria: year and channel of publication, research type, medical task and empirical type. The results of this mapping study are discussed and a list of recommendations for researchers and cardiologists is provided.
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- Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
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Ouhbi S, Fernández-Alemán JL, Carrillo-de-Gea JM, Toval A, Idri A. E-health internationalization requirements for audit purposes. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2017; 144:49-60. [PMID: 28495006 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In the 21st century, e-health is proving to be one of the strongest drivers for the global transformation of the health care industry. Health information is currently truly ubiquitous and widespread, but in order to guarantee that everyone can appropriately access and understand this information, regardless of their origin, it is essential to bridge the international gap. The diversity of health information seekers languages and cultures signifies that e-health applications must be adapted to satisfy their needs. METHODS In order to achieve this objective, current and future e-health programs should take into account the internationalization aspects. This paper presents an internationalization requirements specification in the form of a reusable requirements catalog, obtained from the principal related standards, and describes the key methodological elements needed to perform an e-health software audit by using the internationalization knowledge previously gathered. RESULTS S Health, a relevant, well-known Android application that has more than 150 million users in over 130 countries, was selected as a target for the e-health internationalization audit method and requirements specification presented above. This application example helped us to put into practice the proposal and show that the procedure is realistic and effective. CONCLUSIONS The approach presented in this study is subject to continuous improvement through the incorporation of new knowledge originating from additional information sources, such as other standards or stakeholders. The application example is useful for early evaluation and serves to assess the applicability of the internationalization catalog and audit methodology, and to improve them. It would be advisable to develop of an automated tool with which to carry out the audit method.
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- Sofia Ouhbi
- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- Software Project Management Research Team, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
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Bachiri M, Idri A, Fernández-Alemán JL, Toval A. Mobile personal health records for pregnancy monitoring functionalities: Analysis and potential. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2016; 134:121-35. [PMID: 27480737 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Personal Health Records (PHRs) are a rapidly growing area of health information technology. PHR users are able to manage their own health data and communicate with doctors in order to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Mobile PHR (mPHR) applications for mobile devices have obtained an interesting market quota since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices. These devices allow users to gain access to applications that used to be available only for personal computers. This paper analyzes the functionalities of mobile PHRs that are specific to pregnancy monitoring. METHODS A well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used in the analysis process. A questionnaire was developed for this task, based on the rigorous study of scientific literature concerning pregnancy and applications available on the market, with 9 data items and 35 quality assessments. The data items contain calendars, pregnancy information, health habits, counters, diaries, mobile features, security, backup, configuration and architectural design. RESULTS A total of 33 mPHRs for pregnancy monitoring, available for iOS and Android, were selected from Apple App store and Google Play store, respectively. The results show that none of the mPHRs selected met 100% of the functionalities analyzed in this paper. The highest score achieved was 77%, while the lowest was 17%. CONCLUSIONS In this paper, these features are discussed and possible paths for future development of similar applications are proposed, which may lead to a more efficient use of smartphone capabilities.
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- Mariam Bachiri
- Software Project Management research Team, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
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- Software Project Management research Team, ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Informatics and Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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An Empirical Study of Neural Network-Based Audience Response Technology in a Human Anatomy Course for Pharmacy Students. J Med Syst 2016; 40:85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-016-0440-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Idri A, Bachiri M, Fernández-Alemán JL. A Framework for Evaluating the Software Product Quality of Pregnancy Monitoring Mobile Personal Health Records. J Med Syst 2015; 40:50. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0415-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chen YY, Huang CC, Jan JK. The Design of AATIS Emergency Access Authorization for Personally Controlled Online Health Records. J Med Biol Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40846-015-0099-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A Lightweight Encryption Scheme Combined with Trust Management for Privacy-Preserving in Body Sensor Networks. J Med Syst 2015; 39:190. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0341-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Aryanto KYE, Broekema A, Langenhuysen RGA, Oudkerk M, van Ooijen PMA. A web-based institutional DICOM distribution system with the integration of the Clinical Trial Processor (CTP). J Med Syst 2015; 39:45. [PMID: 25732073 PMCID: PMC4346661 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0186-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To develop and test a fast and easy rule-based web-environment with optional de-identification of imaging data to facilitate data distribution within a hospital environment. A web interface was built using Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), an open source scripting language for web development, and Java with SQL Server to handle the database. The system allows for the selection of patient data and for de-identifying these when necessary. Using the services provided by the RSNA Clinical Trial Processor (CTP), the selected images were pushed to the appropriate services using a protocol based on the module created for the associated task. Five pipelines, each performing a different task, were set up in the server. In a 75 month period, more than 2,000,000 images are transferred and de-identified in a proper manner while 20,000,000 images are moved from one node to another without de-identification. While maintaining a high level of security and stability, the proposed system is easy to setup, it integrate well with our clinical and research practice and it provides a fast and accurate vendor-neutral process of transferring, de-identifying, and storing DICOM images. Its ability to run different de-identification processes in parallel pipelines is a major advantage in both clinical and research setting.
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- K Y E Aryanto
- Department of Radiology, Center for Medical Imaging - North East Netherlands (CMINEN), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Postbus 30001, 9700, RB, Groningen, The Netherlands,
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Ouhbi S, Fernández-Alemán JL, Toval A, Idri A, Pozo JR. Free Blood Donation Mobile Applications. J Med Syst 2015; 39:52. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen HM, Liou YZ. Performance Evaluation of Continuity of Care Records (CCRs): Parsing Models in a Mobile Health Management System. J Med Syst 2014; 38:117. [DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0117-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mobile PHRs compliance with Android and iOS usability guidelines. J Med Syst 2014; 38:81. [PMID: 24957397 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0081-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mobile Personal Health Records (PHRs) have achieved a particularly strong market share since the appearance of more powerful mobile devices and popular worldwide mobile application markets such as Apple's App Store and Android's Google Play. However, Android and Apple have a set of recommendations on design and usability targeted towards developers who wish to publish apps in their stores: Android Design Guidelines and iOS Human Interface Guidelines. This paper aims to evaluate compliance with these guidelines by assessing the usability recommendations of a set of 24 selected mobile PHR applications. An analysis process based on a well-known Systematic Literature Review (SLR) protocol was used. The results show that the 24 mobile PHR applications studied are not suitably structured. 46 % of these applications do not use any of the recommended patterns, using instead lists or springboards, which are deprecated patterns for top-level menus. 70 % of the PHRs require a registration to be able to test the application when these interactions should be delayed. Our study will help both PHR users to select user-friendly mobile PHRs and PHR providers and developers to identify the good usability practices implemented by the applications with the highest scores.
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Ouhbi S, Idri A, Fernández-Alemán JL, Toval A, Benjelloun H. Electronic health records for cardiovascular medicine. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2014; 2014:1354-1357. [PMID: 25570218 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6943850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nowadays, many cardiology health care centers and hospitals adopt new technologies to improve interaction with their patients. The Electronic Health Records (EHR) offer health care centers and institutions the possibility to improve the management of their patients' health data. Currently, many physicians are using EHRs to improve health care quality and efficiency. A large number of companies have emerged to provide hospitals with the opportunity to adopt EHRs within a health care platform proposing different functionalities and services which achieve certain certification criteria. This paper identifies the current list of certified EHRs for cardiovascular medicine and assesses the specifications of the EHRs selected. The result of this paper may assist EHR seekers for cardiovascular medicine in their tasks.
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Zapata BC, Hernández Niñirola A, Fernández-Alemán JL, Toval A. Assessing the privacy policies in mobile personal health records. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2014; 2014:4956-4959. [PMID: 25571104 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6944736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The huge increase in the number and use of smartphones and tablets has led health service providers to take an interest in mHealth. Popular mobile app markets like Apple App Store or Google Play contain thousands of health applications. Although mobile personal health records (mPHRs) have a number of benefits, important challenges appear in the form of adoption barriers. Security and privacy have been identified as part of these barriers and should be addressed. This paper analyzes and assesses a total of 24 free mPHRs for Android and iOS. Characteristics regarding privacy and security were extracted from the HIPAA. The results show important differences in both the mPHRs and the characteristics analyzed. A questionnaire containing six questions concerning privacy policies was defined. Our questionnaire may assist developers and stakeholders to evaluate the security and privacy of their mPHRs.
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