Evaluating the Readiness of Mobile Technology with Respect to e-Heath for Medication in Saudi Arabia: An Integrative Perspective

Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s287321

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“…Almost half of the participants (48.8%) were willing to pay for a SM app. This finding is higher than the reported finding in a previous study where only 17% of the participants agreed in spending money on online healthcare services ( Al-Anezi 2021 ). This variation in findings may be because the previous study investigated the participants’ interest in medical consultations such as calling a physician.…”

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Assessment of self-medication practice and the potential to use a mobile app to ensure safe and effective self-medication among the public in Saudi Arabia

Alsaad¹,

Almahdi²,

Alsalameen³

et al. 2022

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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Assessment of self-medication practice and the potential to use a mobile app to ensure safe and effective self-medication among the public in Saudi Arabia

Alsaad¹,

Almahdi²,

Alsalameen³

et al. 2022

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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“…Our findings showed that about half of the respondents had limited experience in computing and application skills, and with basic computer skills. Previous studies indicate that healthcare providers with good computer skills or competent enough in using computers were more likely to express their readiness for DHIs implementation and adopt the system in their facilities ( 32 – 34 ). Given the low computer skill of healthcare providers in developing countries, the findings call for a refresher or basic computer skill-based training to be given to healthcare providers before the implementation of DHIs.…”

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Capacity and Readiness Assessment of Healthcare Facilities for Digital Health Interventions Against Tuberculosis and HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Getachew

Woldeamanuel

Manyazewal

2022

Front. Digit. Health

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BackgroundThere is a high level of concern that low-income countries lack the capacity and readiness to effectively adopt, implement, and scale up digital health interventions (DHIs). We aimed to assess the infrastructure and human resource capacity and readiness of healthcare facilities to adopt and implement any new DHI for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care and treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodWe carried out a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study in 14 public healthcare facilities that provide TB and HIV care and treatment services. Providers' perceived readiness to adopt and implement digital health was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire designed based on an adapted eHealth readiness assessment model that covers six domains: core readiness, organizational cultural readiness, value proposition readiness, technological readiness, regulatory policy readiness, and operational resource readiness. The infrastructure and human resource capacity were assessed on-site using a tool adapted from the Technology Infrastructure Checklist. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and the significant relationship between the composite variables was assessed using Pearson's correlation coefficients (r).ResultWe assessed 14 facilities on-site and surveyed 60 TB and HIV healthcare providers. According to Cronbach's alpha test, all the six technology acceptance domains had a value of >0.8, suggesting a strong interrelatedness between the measuring items. The correlation between technological readiness and operational resource readiness was significant (r = 0.8). The providers perceived their work environment as good enough in electronic data protection, while more efforts are needed in planning, training, adapting, and implementing digital health. Of the 14 facilities, 64.3% lack the plan to establish a functional local area network, and 43% lack skilled staff on payroll to provide maintenance of computers and other digital technologies.ConclusionLike many developing countries, there was a modest infrastructure and human resource capacity and readiness of public healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to nurture and strengthen DHIs across the TB and HIV cascades of care. Technological and operational resource readiness, including funding and a Well-trained workforce, are essential for successful implementation and use of digital health against the two infectious diseases of global importance in such settings.

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“…Previous studies [ 24 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] have identified privacy, security, lack of support and training, etc. to be the major issues affecting the adoption of eHealth applications in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Attitudes of Patients with Chronic Diseases toward Management eHealth Applications Systems in Post-COVID-19 Times

ALsharif

2022

IJERPH

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Introduction: There has been an increase in the adoption of eHealth technologies and applications by health consumers globally because of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years. The sudden change in the users’ attitudes toward eHealth adoption needs to be critically evaluated and understood, as it can be the stepping stone toward rapid digitalization of healthcare operations in Saudi Arabia as a part of Vision 2030. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of the patients with chronic diseases toward eHealth applications in post-COVID times. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted using the online questionnaire as a data collection instrument. All the health consumers using eHealth services aged above 18 years and living in Saudi Arabia were included in the survey. The survey was conducted for 3 weeks, resulting in a final sample of 234 participants. Results: Overall, 73.8% of the participants stated that they adopted eHealth only out of necessity, while 37.3% stated that they adopted it because no other services were available. Only 10.3% stated that they adopted eHealth out of interest. In relation to the future use of eHealth, 51.5% of the participants stated that they would definitely not use eHealth applications, and 33.6% stated that they would probably them once the pandemic ends. Only 4.4% of the participants stated that they would very much probably, and 10.5% stated they would probably not use eHealth applications once the pandemic ends. a significant difference in opinions in relation to the future adoption of eHealth applications was observed among the male and female participants, and also between the age groups of younger (age <35 years) and older (age ≥35 years) participants. Conclusions: For the change in attitudes (increased adoption of eHealth) to be sustained, policymakers need to develop relevant strategies promoting the use of eHealth in Saudi Arabia.

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Evaluating the Readiness of Mobile Technology with Respect to e-Heath for Medication in Saudi Arabia: An Integrative Perspective

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Assessment of self-medication practice and the potential to use a mobile app to ensure safe and effective self-medication among the public in Saudi Arabia

Assessment of self-medication practice and the potential to use a mobile app to ensure safe and effective self-medication among the public in Saudi Arabia

Capacity and Readiness Assessment of Healthcare Facilities for Digital Health Interventions Against Tuberculosis and HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Attitudes of Patients with Chronic Diseases toward Management eHealth Applications Systems in Post-COVID-19 Times

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