scholarly journals Health-Enabling Technologies to Assist Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders When Exercising at Home: Scoping Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Elgert ◽  
Bianca Steiner ◽  
Birgit Saalfeld ◽  
Michael Marschollek ◽  
Klaus-Hendrik Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Microsoft Kinect ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Shoulder Disorders ◽  
At Home

BACKGROUND Health-enabling technologies (HETs) are information and communication technologies that promote individual health and well-being. An important application of HETs is telerehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders. Currently, there is no overview of HETs that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. OBJECTIVE This scoping review provides a broad overview of HETs that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. It focuses on concepts and components of HETs, exercise program strategies, development phases, and reported outcomes. METHODS The search strategy used Medical Subject Headings and text words related to the terms <i>upper extremity</i>, <i>exercises</i>, and <i>information and communication technologies</i>. The MEDLINE, Embase, IEEE Xplore, CINAHL, PEDro, and Scopus databases were searched. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts and then full texts against predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A systematic narrative synthesis was performed. Overall, 8988 records published between 1997 and 2019 were screened. Finally, 70 articles introducing 56 HETs were included. RESULTS Identified HETs range from simple videoconferencing systems to mobile apps with video instructions to complex sensor-based technologies. Various <i>software</i>, <i>sensor hardware</i>, and <i>hardware</i> for output are in use. The most common <i>hardware</i> for output are PC displays (in 34 HETs). Microsoft Kinect cameras in connection with related <i>software</i> are frequently used as <i>sensor hardware</i> (in 27 HETs). The identified HETs provide direct or indirect <i>instruction</i>, <i>monitoring</i>, <i>correction</i>, <i>assessment</i>, <i>information</i>, or a <i>reminder to exercise</i>. Common parameters for exercise instructions are a patient’s <i>range of motion</i> (in 43 HETs), <i>starting and final position</i> (in 32 HETs), and <i>exercise intensity</i> (in 20 HETs). In total, 48 HETs provide visual instructions for the exercises; 29 HETs report on <i>telerehabilitation</i> aspects; 34 HETs only report on prototypes; and 15 HETs are evaluated for technical feasibility, acceptance, or usability, using different assessment instruments. Efficacy or effectiveness is demonstrated for only 8 HETs. In total, 18 articles report on patients’ evaluations. An interdisciplinary contribution to the development of technologies is found in 17 HETs. CONCLUSIONS There are various HETs, ranging from simple videoconferencing systems to complex sensor-based technologies for telerehabilitation, that assist patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders when exercising at home. Most HETs are not ready for practical use. Comparability is complicated by varying prototype status, different measurement instruments, missing telerehabilitation aspects, and few efficacy studies. Consequently, choosing an HET for daily use is difficult for health care professionals and decision makers. Prototype testing, usability, and acceptance tests with the later target group under real-life conditions as well as efficacy or effectiveness studies with patient-relevant core outcomes for every promising HET are required. Furthermore, health care professionals and patients should be more involved in the product design cycle to consider relevant practical aspects.

scholarly journals Telehealth and Telemedicine: Using Technology to Extend the Reach and Offset the Insufficient Supply of Health Care Professionals

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somesh Nigam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
North America ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
International Community ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Society Today

No abstract available. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles by Dr. Nigam on the use of digital information and communication technologies, commonly referred to as telehealth and telemedicine. In this article the author distinguished between these terms and identifies the potential contributions of digital information and communication in meeting healthcare challenges facing society today.  In future articles, Dr. Nigam will address regulatory issues and the future of telemedicine. The series concludes with a comparison of the use of telemedicine in North America and the international community.

scholarly journals eHealth Game Jams provide prototypes for health care

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina Arpola
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Games For Health

Digitalisation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for health and wellbeing are crucial today for providing high - quality care. Gamified solutions can be used in health care to promote health of the customers or to train health care professionals. Games for Health Finland network activates co-creation workshops, Game Jams, for creating prototypes for more efficient health care. These events bring together people with different backgrounds with a spark of innovation and to get a break from their normal routines and working environment. During the eHealth2018 conference a short Game Jam that lasted only 18 hours was organized, with 20 jammers from across the Finland. As a result we got 5 prototypes that was introduced at the end of the conference to the conference audience.

scholarly journals Tele-health in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: need, current status, challenges and way forwards

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4589
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abu Bashar ◽  
Nazia Begam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Effective Option ◽  
Information And Communication

Tele-health is the delivery of health care services by health care professionals, where distance is a critical factor, through using information and communication technologies (ICT) for the exchange of valid and correct information. It is one of the effective option to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. However, its application for patient care during the pandemic times is not without hiccups and problems owing to lack of clarity on its domain and absence of clear guidelines on its use.

Technologies Solutions Schemes for Patients’ Rehabilitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (02) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Abdulfattah S. Mashat ◽  
Habib M. Fardoun
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Information And Communication

SummaryObjective: The present editorial is part of the focus theme of Methods of Information in Medicine entitled “Technologies solutions schemes for Patients’ Rehabilitation: Methodologies, Models and Algorithms”. The focus theme aims to present nowadays most innovative solutions to improve patients’ rehabilitation by applying and using sophisticated and pioneering Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and human factors.Methods: The focus theme explores the different existent research works and tools used, applied and developed for incapable people in terms of rehabilitation and health care, as to look into the extent methodologies, models and algorithms by means of ICT in this process.Results: The focus theme lists a group of research works, which are presenting various solutions using ICT systems to improve the rehabilitation process of people with physical incapacities and to help them in carrying out their daily life.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Enabling Integrated Primary Care for Complex Patients: A Protocol for a Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Tahsin ◽  
Alana Armas ◽  
Apery Kirakalaprathapan ◽  
Heather Cunningham ◽  
Mudathira Kadu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Integrated Primary Care ◽  
Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Primary Care Model ◽  
Complex Patients ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract IntroductionAn increasing number of individuals are living with multiple chronic conditions, often combined with psychosocial complexities. For these patients with complex conditions, an integrated primary care model that provides care coordination and a team-based approach can help manage their multiple needs. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are recognized as a critical enabler of integrated primary care. A better understanding of the use of ICTs in an integrated care setting and how ICTs are being leveraged would be beneficial to identify knowledge gaps and could lead to successful implementation for ICT-based interventions.ObjectiveThis study will systematically scope the literature on the topic of ICT-enabled integrated healthcare delivery models for patients with complex care needs to identify which technologies have been used in integrated primary care settings. MethodThis study protocol outlines a scoping review of the peer-reviewed literature, using Arksey and O’Malley’s (enhanced by Levac et al.) scoping review methodology. Peer-reviewed- literature will be identified using a multi-database search strategy. The results of the search will be screened, abstracted, and charted in duplicate by 6 research team members. DiscussionThe key findings of the study will be thematically mapped to describe the implemented ICTs aimed for complex patients within the integrated primary care model and interactions of the elements (ICT, health model, and targeted patients). This review will be the first step to formally identify how ICT is used to support integrated primary health care models. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and special interest groups.

scholarly journals Introduction: Ethics of Information Technology in Health Care

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2-5
Author(s):  
Georg Marckmann ◽  
Kenneth W Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Computer Based

Computer-based information and communication technologies continue to transform the delivery of health care and the conception and scientific understanding of the human body and the diseases that afflict it. While information technology has the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care, it also raises important ethical and social issues. This IRIE theme issue seeks to provide a forum to identify, analyse and discuss the ethical and social issues raised by various applications of information and communication technology in medicine and health care. The contributions give a flavour of the extraordinarily broad landscape shaped by the intersection of medicine, computing and ethics. In fact, their diversity suggests that much more work is needed to clarify issues and approaches, and to provide practical tools for clinicians.

Ambient Assisted Living and Care in The Netherlands

2014 ◽  
pp. 205-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. van Hoof ◽  
E. J. M. Wouters ◽  
H. R. Marston ◽  
B. Vanrumste ◽  
R. A. Overdiep
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Primary Focus

Technology can assist older adults to remain living in the community. Within the realm of information and communication technologies, smart homes are drifting toward the concept of ambient assisted living (AAL). AAL-systems are more responsive to user needs and patterns of living, fostering physical activity for a healthier lifestyle, and capturing behaviours for prevention and future assistance. This study provides an overview of the design-requirements and expectations towards AAL-technologies that are formulated by the end-users, their relatives and health care workers, with a primary focus on health care in The Netherlands. The results concern the motivation for use of technology, requirements to the design, implementation, privacy and ethics. More research is required in terms of the actual needs of older users without dementia and their carers, and on AAL in general as some of the work included concerns less sophisticated smart home technology.

Adoption of ICT in Implementing Primary Health Care

2020 ◽  
pp. 437-447
Author(s):  
Quazi Omar Faruq ◽  
Arthur Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Healthcare Technologies ◽  
Information Translation

For a new technology to be put into use, a decision must be made to adopt it or at least some aspects of it. This article discusses the introduction and use of information and communication technologies in primary healthcare and investigates reasons for adoption, or non-adoption, or these technologies. In particular, the article looks at use of ICT by medical general practitioners, eHealth and the Virtual Doctor Program. The context is adoption of healthcare technologies in the Australian environment, and Information Translation is used as a lens to investigate this.

Australian Health Review call for papers

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sandra G Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Review

Technology in health care: are we delivering on the promise? Australian Health Review invites contributions for an upcoming issue on information management and information and communication technology in health care. Submission deadline: 15 May 2007 Despite a reputation for less spending on information and communication technologies (ICT), the health care sector has an imperative to ensure the ?right? information has been made available and accessible to the ?right? person at the ?right? time. While there is increasing evidence that the strategic application of ICT in innovative ways can improve the effectiveness of health care delivery, we don?t often discuss the substantial changes to the way health care organisations operate that are required for best practice information management. In an upcoming issue, Australian Health Review is looking to publish feature articles, research papers, case studies and commentaries related to information management and information and communication technologies in health care. We are particularly interested in papers that report on the successes, or failures, of initiatives in Australia and New Zealand that have brought together the research, the technology and the clinical, managerial and organisational expertise. Submissions related to international initiatives with lessons for Australia and New Zealand will also be welcomed. Submissions can be short commentaries of 1000 to 2000 words, or more comprehensive reviews of 2000 to 4000 words. Please consult the AHR Guidelines for Authors for information on formatting and submission. The deadline for submission is 15 May 2007.

scholarly journals Telemedicine: a new frontier for effective healthcare services

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Scalvini ◽  
M. Vitacca ◽  
L. Paletta ◽  
A. Giordano ◽  
B. Balbi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Wide Definition ◽  
Technological Improvements

Telemedicine can be defined as the delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interest of advancing the health of individuals and their communities. Such a wide definition includes many health care activities and a large number of applications have been tried, with variable degrees of interaction between all the players in the health care system. This review, starting from the need and opportunity that we are now facing to capitalize the great technological improvements in the field of information and communication technologies to improve also our health services, will illustrate the history, classification and main field of application of Telemedicine. Lastly, the available data on the application of Telemedicine for patients with respiratory diseases will be reviewed.

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