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Kim CM, van der Heide EM, van Rompay TJL, Ludden GDS. Reimagine the ICU: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on How Environments (Can) Promote Patient Well-Being. HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL 2024; 17:97-114. [PMID: 38293825 PMCID: PMC11080390 DOI: 10.1177/19375867231219029] [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] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims (1) to understand the needs and challenges of the current intensive care unit (ICU) environments in supporting patient well-being from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and (2) to explore the new potential of ICU environments enabled by technology. BACKGROUND Evidence-based design has yielded how the design of environments can advocate for patient well-being, and digital technology offers new possibilities for indoor environments. However, the role of technology in facilitating ICU patient well-being has been unexplored. METHOD This study was conducted in two phases. First, a mixed-method study was conducted with ICU HCPs from four Dutch hospitals. The study investigated the current environmental support for care activities, as well as the factors that positively and negatively contribute to patient experience. Next, a co-creation session was held involving HCPs and health technology experts to explore opportunities for technology to support ICU patient well-being. RESULTS The mixed-method study revealed nine negative and eight positive patient experience factors. HCPs perceived patient emotional care as most challenging due to the ICU workload and a lack of environmental support in fulfilling patient emotional needs. The co-creation session yielded nine technology-enabled solutions to address identified challenges. Finally, drawing from insights from both studies, four strategies were introduced that guide toward creating technology to provide holistic and personalized care for patients. CONCLUSION Patient experience factors are intertwined, necessitating a multifactorial approach to support patient well-being. Viewing the ICU environment as a holistic unit, our findings provide guidance on creating healing environments using technology.
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- Chan Mi Kim
- Department of Design, Production, and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Behavioral, Management, and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Design, Production, and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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Fournier V, Duprez C, Grynberg D, Antoine P, Lamore K. Are digital health interventions valuable to support patients with cancer and caregivers? An umbrella review of web-based and app-based supportive care interventions. Cancer Med 2023; 12:21436-21451. [PMID: 37937812 PMCID: PMC10726780 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Digital health technologies have expanded tremendously in the last two decades, creating an emerging research and clinical field. They are regarded as cost-effective, and their use in healthcare is prioritized by many countries. However, the constant evolution of these technologies has led to an abundance of related literature. Thus, we conducted an umbrella review to identify and characterize digital supportive care interventions for patients with cancer and their relatives. METHODS A preregistered umbrella review was conducted (PROSPERO registration number CRD42022333110). Five databases were searched (Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library). To be considered, studies had to be systematic reviews or meta-analyses, be performed on pediatric or adult patients with cancer or survivors or their relatives, report results on web-based or app-based supportive care interventions, and measure psychological, functional, or behavioral variables or quality of life related to cancer. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the AMSTAR-2 tool. FINDINGS Twenty eligible studies were identified. Most of the included studies reported results from adult patients with cancer. Globally, digital interventions were shown to be effective for physical activity in patients with cancer but had mixed results regarding emotional outcomes and quality of life. Additionally, a lack of methodological quality was noted for most of the included reviews. DISCUSSION Digital supportive care interventions could be an effective tool in cancer care for some outcomes. Recommendations have been formulated for further research in this field using adapted methodologies for the development of digital health interventions.
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- Valentyn Fournier
- Universite de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesLilleFrance
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- Universite de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesLilleFrance
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- Universite de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesLilleFrance
- Institut Universitaire de FranceParisFrance
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- Universite de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesLilleFrance
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- Universite de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences AffectivesLilleFrance
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Szylling A, Raciborski F, Wojas O, Furmańczyk K, Krzych‐Fałta E, Bousquet J, Samoliński B. Why the role of mHealth in allergy diagnosis and treatment adherence cannot be overlooked. Clin Transl Allergy 2023; 13:e12298. [PMID: 37876036 PMCID: PMC10580813 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12298] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Allergic diseases-rhinitis and asthma-are the most common chronic conditions affecting adults. Traditional approaches to allergy diagnosis and treatment do not meet the health needs of all patients. Treatment adherence remains a challenge for physicians. The ubiquity of Internet access paired with limited in-person contact with medical personnel in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the potential of mHealth in communicating health information. BODY: The abundance of new applications dedicated to various medical specialties encourages reflection on the informed use of such tools. The paper takes a closer look at the potential of mHealth and presents conclusions of selected studies focusing on the use of good apps. The strength weakness opportunities threats analysis was used to illustrate the strengths of the mHealth strategy, as well as its advantages, limitations and areas in need of further development. CONCLUSION The strength of mHealth depends on the quality and quantity of the collected patient data, its reliable processing, as well as publication of outcomes and conclusions from analyses. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the use of validated applications among patients, physicians and medical staff.
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- Anna Szylling
- Department of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyUniversity Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw Central Clinical HospitalWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and ImmunologyMedical University of WarsawWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and ImmunologyMedical University of WarsawWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
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- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and ImmunologyMedical University of WarsawWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
- Institute of Information TechnologyWarsaw University of Life SciencesWarszawaPoland
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- Institute of AllergologyCharite Universitatsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany
- University of MontpellierMontpellierFrance
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyUniversity Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw Central Clinical HospitalWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
- Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and ImmunologyMedical University of WarsawWarszawaMazowieckiePoland
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Groenveld TD, Smits MLM, Knoop J, Kallewaard JW, Staal JB, de Vries M, van Goor H. Effect of a Behavioral Therapy-Based Virtual Reality Application on Quality of Life in Chronic Low Back Pain. Clin J Pain 2023; 39:278-285. [PMID: 37002877 PMCID: PMC10205123 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability with a large impact on quality of life and resistance to a broad array of current treatments. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a novel self-administered behavioral therapy-based virtual reality (VR) application on the quality of life of patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP). METHODS A pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted in adults with nonspecific CLBP with moderate to severe pain, waiting for treatment in a teaching hospital-based pain clinic. The intervention group used a self-administered behavioral therapy-based VR application for at least 10 minutes daily for 4 weeks. The control group received standard care. The primary outcome was quality of life at 4 weeks measured by the short form-12 physical and mental scores. Secondary outcomes were daily worst and least pain, pain coping strategies, activities of daily living, positive health, anxiety, and depression. Discontinuation of therapy and adverse events were analyzed as well. RESULTS Forty-one patients were included. One patient withdrew due to personal reasons. No significant treatment effect was found for the short form-12 physical score (mean difference: 2.6 points; 95% CI: -5.60 to 0.48) and mental score (-1.75; -6.04 to 2.53) at 4 weeks. There was a significant treatment effect for daily "worst pain score" ( F [1, 91.425] = 33.3, P < 0.001) and "least pain score" ( F [1, 30.069] = 11.5, P = 0.002). Three patients reported mild and temporary dizziness. DISCUSSION Four weeks of self-administered VR for CLBP does not improve quality of life, however, it may positively affect daily pain experience.
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- Tjitske D Groenveld
- Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
- PBLQ, The Hague
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- Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen University of Applied Science, Research Group Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Nijmegen
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- Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen University of Applied Science, Research Group Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Nijmegen
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
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Smits M, Ludden GDS, Verbeek PP, van Goor H. How Digital Therapeutics Are Urging the Need for a Paradigm Shift: From Evidence-Based Health Care to Evidence-Based Well-being. Interact J Med Res 2022; 11:e39323. [PMID: 36264624 PMCID: PMC9634516 DOI: 10.2196/39323] [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: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A scientific paradigm consists of a set of shared rules, beliefs, values, methods, and instruments for addressing scientific problems. Currently, health care embraces the paradigm of evidence-based health care (EBH). This paradigm prompts health care institutions to base decisions on the best available evidence, which is commonly generated in large-scale randomized controlled trials. We illustrate the application of EBH via the evaluation of drugs. We show how EBH is challenged when it is applied to the evaluation of digital therapeutics, which refers to technology and data to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. We conclude that amid the growing application of digital therapeutics, the paradigm of EBH is challenged in four domains: population, intervention, comparison, outcome. In the second part of this viewpoint, we argue for a paradigm shift in health care so we can optimally evaluate and implement digital therapeutics, and we sketch out the contours of this novel paradigm. We address the need for considering design in health care and evaluation processes, studying user values so that health care can move from a focus on health to well-being, focusing on individual experiences rather than the average, addressing the need for evaluation in authentic use contexts, and stressing the need for continuous evaluation of the dynamic relations between users, context, and digital therapeutics. We conclude that the transition from EBH toward evidence-based well-being would improve the successful implementation of digital technologies in health care.
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- Merlijn Smits
- Department of Surgery, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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The effectiveness of eHealth self-management interventions in patients with chronic heart failure: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268446. [PMID: 36174002 PMCID: PMC9522291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Purpose The objective of this paper is to design a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of self-management interventions in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods The protocol is developed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The protocol has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021246973). Base on the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome (PICO) framework, our research questions are: 1) What are the effects of eHealth self-management interventions on patients with chronic heart failure? 2) What factors of interventions might affect outcomes? The process includes: 1) search strategy and inclusion criteria; 2) data extraction; 3) risk of bias assessment and 4) data analysis. Searching process and data extraction will be guided by Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. We will use Cochrane Risk of Bias tool to assess the risk of bias. The data analysis will be performed using Metafor package in R. Conclusions This systemic review will synthesize the current evidence and identify gaps. Findings in the meta-analysis will provide guidance for designing a more effective self-management intervention for patients with chronic heart failure in future.
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Ellis LA, Dammery G, Wells L, Ansell J, Smith CL, Tran Y, Braithwaite J, Zurynski Y. Psychological distress and digital health service use during COVID-19: A national Australian cross-sectional survey. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:1028384. [PMID: 36339853 PMCID: PMC9631931 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1028384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to the lives and mental health of Australians. In response, health services adapted rapidly to digital modes of treatment, prevention and care. Although a large amount of research emerged in the first year of the pandemic, the longer-term mental health impacts, contributing factors, and population-level utilization of digital health services are unknown. METHODS A population-based online survey of 5,100 Australians adults was conducted in October 2021. Psychological distress was assessed with the Kessler 6-item Psychological Distress Scale. Additional survey questions included use and satisfaction with digital health services. Where available, data were compared with our previous survey conducted in 2018, permitting an examination of pre- and post-pandemic digital health service utilization. RESULTS In 2021, almost a quarter (n = 1203, 23.6%) of respondents reported serious levels of psychological distress; participants with pre-existing health related conditions, of younger age, lower educational attainment, those who lost their job or were paid fewer hours, or living in states with lockdown policies in place were at highest risk of serious psychological distress. Almost half of all respondents (n = 2177, 42.7%) reported using digital health technologies in 2021, in contrast to just 10.0% in 2018. In 2021, respondents with serious psychological distress were significantly more likely to consult with a healthcare professional via telephone/videoconferencing (P < 0.001), access healthcare via a telephone advice line (P < 0.001), or via an email or webchat advice service (P < 0.001) than those with no serious psychological distress. Those with and without psychological distress were highly satisfied with the care they received via digital health technologies in 2021. CONCLUSION Rates of serious psychological distress during the second year of the pandemic remained high, providing further evidence for the serious impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of the general population. Those with psychological distress accessed digital mental health services and were satisfied with the care they received. The results highlight the continued need for mental health support and digital health services, particularly for people living with chronic conditions, younger adults and people most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the short term and beyond.
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- Louise A Ellis
- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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