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Qudah B, Chewning B. Exploring the impact of a digital health tool on patients' interaction with community pharmacists: A pilot randomized controlled study. Res Social Adm Pharm 2024; 20:986-994. [PMID: 38971677 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND The use of digital Patient- Reported Outcomes (PRO) tools has been shown to enhance the exchange of information and shared decision-making in medical encounters. However, their influence on patient-pharmacist interactions has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the impact of RxTalk™, a digital PRO tool, in supporting the communication between patients and pharmacists compared to usual care. METHODS Intervention: RxTalk™ was developed to collect information about medication adherence and beliefs, using a tablet computer. STUDY DESIGN A pilot randomized controlled study was conducted at a community pharmacy in Wisconsin, USA. Sixty patients were randomized to either the intervention group who used RxTalk™ during medication pick-up or the control group who did not use the tool. Patients who used RxTalk™ received paper copies of their responses which were also shared with pharmacists. The consultation was audio-recorded for both groups and coded using the Active Patient Participation Coding scale. Follow-up phone interviews were conducted with both groups within one week of enrollment. RESULTS Patient tapes were analyzed. In the unadjusted model, patients in the intervention group had a higher active participation rate (p = 0.004) and raised significantly more concerns during consultations (p < 0.001) compared to the control group. Pharmacists asked twice as many questions while counseling patients in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.001). After controlling for patients' demographics and pharmacists' questions, there was a statistical difference between the two patient groups in their odds of expressing at least one concern utterance. CONCLUSION This pilot study suggests that collecting PRO from patients with chronic illnesses and providing results to pharmacists and patients can help patients express their health and medication concerns. RxTalk™ would be useful for pharmacists who wish to improve the recognition and management of medication-related problems.
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- Bonyan Qudah
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 1685 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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- Department of Social and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, 777 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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Vollrath S, Theis S, Kolokythas A, Janka H, Schleich S, Moreth J, Kiesel L, Stute P. Self-management eHealth solutions for menopause - a systematic scoping review. Climacteric 2024; 27:255-268. [PMID: 38685754 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2024.2334035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this scoping review was to highlight the current scientific evidence on eHealth-based information tools for menopause in terms of quality, requirements and previous intervention outcomes. METHODS We systematically searched electronic databases (Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Global Health Database [Ovid], Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov [NLM], LIVIVO Search Portal [ZB MED] and Google Scholar) from 1974 to March 2022 for relevant records. RESULTS Our search yielded 1773 records, of which 28 met our inclusion criteria. Thirteen of 28 selected studies were cross-sectional with qualitative content analysis of websites about menopause; 9 studies were cohort studies examining the impact of an eHealth intervention; two studies were randomized controlled trials comparing eHealth tools with conventional ones; and four studies were non-systematic literature reviews. CONCLUSION This scoping review highlights the potential of eHealth-based information tools for the management of menopause and shows that most eHealth-based information tools are inadequate in terms of readability and the balanced view on information. Providers of eHealth-based information tools should pay attention to a participatory design, readability, balance of content and the use of multimedia tools for information delivery to improve understanding.
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- Sabrina Vollrath
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Medical Library, University Library Bern, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group, Institute of General Practice (ifam), Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Zou P, D'Souza D, Luo Y, Sun W, Zhang H, Yang Y. Potential effects of virtual interventions for menopause management: a systematic review. Menopause 2022; 29:1101-1117. [PMID: 35944249 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Menopausal women are one of the fastest growing demographic groups globally. Virtual interventions have emerged as alternate avenues for menopausal women to manage and cope with their symptoms. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review is to summarize existing research on the potential effects of virtual interventions for menopause management. EVIDENCE REVIEW This systematic review was written in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. MEDLINE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, AgeLine, ERIC, ProQuest, Nursing and Allied Health Database, PsychARTICLES, and Sociology Database were used for literature search and searched from conception to December 2021. Original studies, including randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies, were included if they evaluated a virtual intervention for menopause management and investigated the effects of these interventions on physical and psychosocial outcomes and/or the feasibility of these interventions among menopausal women. Included studies were published in peer-reviewed journals and assessed for quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists. FINDINGS A total of 16 articles were included in this review. Virtual interventions have the potential to improve physical health outcomes including body weight/body mass index/waist circumference, pain, blood pressure, and cholesterol. However, conflicting results were identified for the outcomes of vasomotor and endocrine symptoms, sleep, and sexual functioning. Virtual interventions might also improve psychosocial outcomes, including knowledge and patient-physician communication, although conflicting results were again identified for treatment decision-making ability, quality of life, and anxiety and depression. Virtual interventions were feasible in terms of being usable and cost-effective, and eliciting satisfaction and compliance among menopausal women. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Virtual interventions might have the potential to improve the physical and psychosocial health outcomes of menopausal women, although some conflicting findings arose. Future studies should focus on including diverse menopausal women and ethnic minorities, conducting research within low- to middle-income countries and communities, further exploring intervention design to incorporate features that are age and culture sensitive, and conducting full randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effects of the interventions.
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- Ping Zou
- From the School of Nursing, Nipissing University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital Guiyang, China
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- School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Wickramasekera N, Taylor SK, Lumley E, Gray T, Wilson E, Radley S. Can electronic assessment tools improve the process of shared decision-making? A systematic review. HEALTH INF MANAG J 2020; 52:72-86. [PMID: 33016126 PMCID: PMC10170559 DOI: 10.1177/1833358320954385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background: Patient involvement in decision-making plays a prominent role in improving the quality of healthcare. Despite this, shared decision-making is not routinely implemented. However, electronic assessment tools that capture patients’ history, symptoms, opinions and values prior to their medical appointment are used by healthcare professionals during patient consultations to facilitate shared decision-making. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of electronic assessment tools to improve the shared decision-making process. Method: A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Published literature was searched on MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO to identify potentially relevant studies. Data were extracted and analysed narratively. Results: Seventeen articles, representing 4004 participants, were included in this review. The main findings were significant improvement in patient–provider communication and provider management of patient condition in the intervention group compared to the control group. In contrast, patient–provider satisfaction and time efficiency were assessed by relatively few included studies, and the effects of these outcomes were inconclusive. Conclusion: This review found that communication and healthcare professional’s management of a patient’s condition improves because of the use of electronic questionnaires. This is encouraging because the process of shared decision-making is reliant on high-quality communication between healthcare professionals and patients. Implications: We found that this intervention is especially important for people with chronic diseases, as they need to establish a long-term relationship with their healthcare provider and agree to a treatment plan that aligns with their values. More rigorous research with validated instruments is required.
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Schmidt E, Schöpf AC, Farin E. What is competent communication behaviour of patients in physician consultations? – Chronically-ill patients answer in focus groups. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2016; 22:987-1000. [DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1248450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Erika Schmidt
- Faculty of Medicine, Section of Health Care Research and Rehabilitation Research, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Section of Health Care Research and Rehabilitation Research, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Section of Health Care Research and Rehabilitation Research, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Im EO, Lee Y, Chee E, Chee W. Web-based interventions for menopause: A systematic integrated literature review. Maturitas 2016; 95:24-30. [PMID: 27889049 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Advances in computer and Internet technologies have allowed health care providers to develop, use, and test various types of Web-based interventions for their practice and research. Indeed, an increasing number of Web-based interventions have recently been developed and tested in health care fields. Despite the great potential for Web-based interventions to improve practice and research, little is known about the current status of Web-based interventions, especially those related to menopause. To identify the current status of Web-based interventions used in the field of menopause, a literature review was conducted using multiple databases, with the keywords "online," "Internet," "Web," "intervention," and "menopause." Using these keywords, a total of 18 eligible articles were analyzed to identify the current status of Web-based interventions for menopause. Six themes reflecting the current status of Web-based interventions for menopause were identified: (a) there existed few Web-based intervention studies on menopause; (b) Web-based decision support systems were mainly used; (c) there was a lack of detail on the interventions; (d) there was a lack of guidance on the use of Web-based interventions; (e) counselling was frequently combined with Web-based interventions; and (f) the pros and cons were similar to those of Web-based methods in general. Based on these findings, directions for future Web-based interventions for menopause are provided.
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- Eun-Ok Im
- Duke University, School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr., Durham, NC, 27710, United States.
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- Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, 10, 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
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- University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill, 3506 Forest Oaks Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States.
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- Duke University, School of Nursing, 307 Trent Dr., Durham, NC, 27710, United States.
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Sawesi S, Rashrash M, Phalakornkule K, Carpenter JS, Jones JF. The Impact of Information Technology on Patient Engagement and Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review of the Literature. JMIR Med Inform 2016; 4:e1. [PMID: 26795082 PMCID: PMC4742621 DOI: 10.2196/medinform.4514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background Advancements in information technology (IT) and its increasingly ubiquitous nature expand the ability to engage patients in the health care process and motivate health behavior change. Objective Our aim was to systematically review the (1) impact of IT platforms used to promote patients’ engagement and to effect change in health behaviors and health outcomes, (2) behavior theories or models applied as bases for developing these interventions and their impact on health outcomes, (3) different ways of measuring health outcomes, (4) usability, feasibility, and acceptability of these technologies among patients, and (5) challenges and research directions for implementing IT platforms to meaningfully impact patient engagement and health outcomes. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published from 2000 to December 2014. Two reviewers assessed the quality of the included papers, and potentially relevant studies were retrieved and assessed for eligibility based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Results A total of 170 articles met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed in detail. Overall, 88.8% (151/170) of studies showed positive impact on patient behavior and 82.9% (141/170) reported high levels of improvement in patient engagement. Only 47.1% (80/170) referenced specific behavior theories and only 33.5% (57/170) assessed the usability of IT platforms. The majority of studies used indirect ways to measure health outcomes (65.9%, 112/170). Conclusions In general, the review has shown that IT platforms can enhance patient engagement and improve health outcomes. Few studies addressed usability of these interventions, and the reason for not using specific behavior theories remains unclear. Further research is needed to clarify these important questions. In addition, an assessment of these types of interventions should be conducted based on a common framework using a large variety of measurements; these measurements should include those related to motivation for health behavior change, long-standing adherence, expenditure, satisfaction, and health outcomes.
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- Suhila Sawesi
- School of Informatics and Computing - Indianapolis, Department of BioHealth Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
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Early F, Everden AJ, O'Brien CM, Fagan PL, Fuld JP. Patient agenda setting in respiratory outpatients: A randomized controlled trial. Chron Respir Dis 2015; 12:347-56. [PMID: 26272499 DOI: 10.1177/1479972315598696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Soliciting a patient's agenda (the reason for their visit, concerns and expectations) is fundamental to health care but if not done effectively outcomes can be adversely affected. Forms to help patients consider important issues prior to a consultation have been tested with mixed results. We hypothesized that using an agenda form would impact the extent to which patients felt their doctor discussed the issues that were important to them. Patients were randomized to receive an agenda form to complete whilst waiting or usual care. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of patients agreeing with the statement 'My doctor discussed the issues that were important to me' rated on a four-point scale. Secondary outcomes included other experience and satisfaction measures, consultation duration and patient confidence. There was no significant effect of agenda form use on primary or secondary outcomes. Post hoc exploratory analyses suggested possible differential effects for new compared to follow-up patients. There was no overall benefit from the form and a risk of detrimental impact on patient experience for some patients. There is a need for greater understanding of what works for whom in supporting patients to get the most from their consultation.
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- Frances Early
- Centre for Self-Management Support, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Self-Management Support, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Fincham Statistics, Barsham House, High Street, Fincham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 NEL, UK
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- Centre for Self-Management Support, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Self-Management Support, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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Kushida CA, Nichols DA, Holmes TH, Miller R, Griffin K, Cardell CY, Hyde PR, Cohen E, Manber R, Walsh JK. SMART DOCS: a new patient-centered outcomes and coordinated-care management approach for the future practice of sleep medicine. Sleep 2015; 38:315-26. [PMID: 25409112 PMCID: PMC4288613 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.4422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The practice of medicine is currently undergoing a transformation to become more efficient, cost-effective, and patient centered in its delivery of care. The aim of this article is to stimulate discussion within the sleep medicine community in addressing these needs by our approach as well as other approaches to sleep medicine care. The primary goals of the Sustainable Methods, Algorithms, and Research Tools for Delivering Optimal Care Study (SMART DOCS) are: (1) to introduce a new Patient-Centered Outcomes and Coordinated-Care Management (PCCM) approach for the future practice of sleep medicine, and (2) to test the PCCM approach against a Conventional Diagnostic and Treatment Outpatient Medical Care (CONV) approach in a randomized, two-arm, single-center, long-term, comparative effectiveness trial. The PCCM approach is integrated into a novel outpatient care delivery model for patients with sleep disorders that includes the latest technology, allowing providers to obtain more accurate and rapid diagnoses and to make evidence-based treatment recommendations, while simultaneously enabling patients to have access to personalized medical information and reports regarding their diagnosis and treatment so that they can make more informed health care decisions. Additionally, the PCCM approach facilitates better communication between patients, referring primary care physicians, sleep specialists, and allied health professionals so that providers can better assist patients in achieving their preferred outcomes. A total of 1,506 patients 18 y or older will be randomized to either the PCCM or CONV approach and will be followed for at least 1 y with endpoints of improved health care performance, better health, and cost control. CLINICAL TRIALS NUMBER http://www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02037438.
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- Sleep Medicine and Research Center, Chesterfield, MO
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- Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, Redwood City, CA
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Vélez Toral M, Godoy-Izquierdo D, Padial García A, Lara Moreno R, Mendoza Ladrón de Guevara N, Salamanca Ballesteros A, de Teresa Galván C, Godoy García JF. Psychosocial interventions in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised trials and non-controlled studies. Maturitas 2014; 77:93-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rosenbloom ST, Daniels TL, Talbot TR, McClain T, Hennes R, Stenner S, Muse S, Jirjis J, Purcell Jackson G. Triaging patients at risk of influenza using a patient portal. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2012; 19:549-54. [PMID: 22140208 PMCID: PMC3384102 DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Vanderbilt University has a widely adopted patient portal, MyHealthAtVanderbilt, which provides an infrastructure to deliver information that can empower patient decision making and enhance personalized healthcare. An interdisciplinary team has developed Flu Tool, a decision-support application targeted to patients with influenza-like illness and designed to be integrated into a patient portal. Flu Tool enables patients to make informed decisions about the level of care they require and guides them to seek timely treatment as appropriate. A pilot version of Flu Tool was deployed for a 9-week period during the 2010-2011 influenza season. During this time, Flu Tool was accessed 4040 times, and 1017 individual patients seen in the institution were diagnosed as having influenza. This early experience with Flu Tool suggests that healthcare consumers are willing to use patient-targeted decision support. The design, implementation, and lessons learned from the pilot release of Flu Tool are described as guidance for institutions implementing decision support through a patient portal infrastructure.
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- S Trent Rosenbloom
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Haase KR, Loiselle CG. Oncology team members' perceptions of a virtual navigation tool for cancer patients. Int J Med Inform 2012; 81:395-403. [PMID: 22244817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The Internet has become an important source of health information for patients and health care providers (HCPs) alike. Whereas studies have begun to document the effects of the internet on health behaviors and outcomes, surprisingly few studies have explored HCPs' perceptions of the internet as a key resource accessed by patients. However, as HCPs are seen as pivotal in guiding patients toward these resources, it is timely to study their perceptions. Therefore, the present inquiry explores HCPs' views of a recently developed high quality virtual navigation tool called the Oncology Interactive Navigator™ (OIN). DESIGN Using a qualitative approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 members of a multidisciplinary colorectal oncology team and volunteers at a large Cancer Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. RESULTS Content analysis revealed emerging themes centering on key benefits including: perceptions of a highly accessible, comprehensive high quality repository of cancer information; a means to further enhance HCP-patient communication and trust; and a significant catalyst to patient-family communication and support. Perceived drawbacks included patient (e.g., socio-demographic profile) and system's (e.g., professional roles and time constraints) characteristics that may limit OIN™ full implementation and uptake. CONCLUSIONS The findings underscore the relevance of virtual navigation tools to ensure optimal person-centred care in cancer. Findings also suggest how virtual tools such as the OIN™ can best be used in practice as well as they guide strategies to adopt to optimize implementation of similar innovations in health care.
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- Kristen R Haase
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Canada
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Jerant A, Sohler N, Fiscella K, Franks B, Franks P. Tailored interactive multimedia computer programs to reduce health disparities: opportunities and challenges. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2011; 85:323-330. [PMID: 21146950 PMCID: PMC3070866 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the theory and research evidence suggesting that tailored interactive multimedia computer programs (IMCPs) aimed at optimizing patient health behaviors could lessen socio-demographic health disparities. METHODS Selective critical review of research regarding IMCPs tailored to psychological mediators of behavior and their effects on health behavior and outcomes among socio-demographically disadvantaged patients. RESULTS Tailored IMCPs can address patient factors (e.g. language barriers, low self-efficacy) and buffer provider (e.g. cognitive bias) and health system (e.g. office visit time constraints) factors that contribute to poor provider-patient communication and, thereby, suboptimal health behaviors. Research indicates disadvantaged individuals' interactions with providers are disproportionately affected by such factors, and that their behaviors respond favorably to tailored information, thus suggesting tailored IMCPs could mitigate disparities. However, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have examined this question. The optimal design and deployment of tailored IMCPs for disadvantaged patients also requires further study. CONCLUSION Preliminary research suggests tailored IMCPs have the potential to reduce health disparities. RCTs designed expressly to examine this issue are warranted. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Many socio-demographic health disparities exist, and there is a dearth of proven disparity-reducing interventions. Thus, if tailored IMCPs were shown to lessen disparities, the public health implications would be considerable.
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- Anthony Jerant
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
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Urquhart C. Chapter 3 Meta-Synthesis with Information Behaviour Research. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 2011. [DOI: 10.1108/s1876-0562(2011)002011a006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Internet and the therapeutic education of patients: A systematic review of the literature. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2010; 53:669-92. [PMID: 21036689 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate from a review of the literature the interest of using the Internet as a tool for the therapeutic education of patients. METHOD A systematic review of Pubmed was carried out using the key words: the Internet, or World Wide Web and patient education, or patient preference, or self-care. The search was restricted to articles in English published between 1990 and 2009. References to the selected articles were also analyzed. Only randomized controlled studies were retained. RESULTS Thirty-nine articles concerning 20 different diseases met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Different types of programs were proposed: informative, interactive, cognitive-behavioral and programs concerning self-management of the disease and the treatment. These different approaches were sometimes compared. The use of quality Internet sites made it possible to induce beneficial changes in lifestyle habits, and to diminish subjective and/or objective symptom severity in chronic invalidating diseases when used as a complement to traditional management. By using the Internet, patients were also able to improve decision-making skills to a degree that was at least as good as that obtained using traditional paper documents. CONCLUSION The Internet is an effective complementary tool that can contribute to improving therapeutic education. Nonetheless, healthcare professionals should work with patients to create quality sites that correspond more closely to their expectations. It is also essential for learned societies such as the SOFMER to invest in therapeutic education on the Internet to make quality therapeutic education modules based on factual medical data and complying with good practices available on line.
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Theroux R. Using technology for patient education: evaluating its effectiveness. Nurs Womens Health 2009; 13:239-242. [PMID: 19523138 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486x.2009.01425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- Rosemary Theroux
- Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA, USA.
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