Evaluation of nursing students’ knowledge, understanding and readiness to practice e-health

Edirippulige, Sisira; Smith, Anthony C; Beattie, Heather; Davies, Elizabeth; Wootton, Richard

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“…Therefore, further research determining pharmacy students' knowledge and skills in using mHealth applications may be warranted to address identified challenges as lack of knowledge and training could be the main barrier for the improvement of skills in eHealth. 55 Although the majority agreed that mHealth applications are important to access health resources, fewer think they are useful in making clinical decisions. This may be because clinical decisions are made based on patients' individual circumstances and practitioners' professional judgment rather than on guidelines or recommendations from mHealth applications alone.…”

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Exploring the eHealth literacy and mobile health application utilisation amongst Malaysian pharmacy students

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Introduction Pharmacy students should be eHealth literate by being skilful in searching, evaluating and applying online health information. Mobile health applications should be utilised when making clinical decisions to achieve optimal patient care with the ever-changing pharmacy practice. This study aims to explore the eHealth literacy and mobile health application utilisation amongst pharmacy undergraduates. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2021. An online survey, consisting of socio-demographic characteristics, Internet use, eHealth Literacy Scale and mobile health application utilisation, was distributed amongst pharmacy undergraduates in public and private universities in Malaysia. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance test, Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis test Results A total of 415 participants completed the survey (response rate = 82.5%). The median eHealth Literacy Scale score (out of 40) was 31.0 ± 3.0 (interquartile range). More than one-third of participants (34.7%) were found to have low eHealth literacy. Many lacked confidence in making health decisions from online information (42.4%) and skills in distinguishing between high-quality and low-quality health resources (35.2%). Only 70.4% of the participants had mobile health applications installed on their smartphones and/or tablets. Some students felt that they were neither knowledgeable nor skilful enough to utilise mobile health applications (24.8%), whereas 23.9% were unaware of the mobile health applications available. Conclusion In summary, the eHealth literacy of Malaysian pharmacy students can be further enhanced by incorporating eHealth literacy-focused programmes into the curriculum. Moreover, pharmacy students’ mobile health application utilisation can be improved through increased awareness and support from universities.

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“…Edirippulige et al (2007) investigated the experiences and attitudes of nursing students regarding e-health, the level of their knowledge of e-health and their expectations of e-health. They also investigated the obstacles hindering the growth of knowledge and abilities in e-health within a nursing program.…”

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“…The authors also defined the authentication of the established ontology and juxtaposed the introduced method with other related ones in terms of safe application expansion. Edirippulige et al (2007) investigated the experiences and attitudes of nursing students regarding e-health, the level of their knowledge of e-health and their expectations of e-health. They also investigated the obstacles hindering the growth of knowledge and abilities in ehealth within a nursing program.…”

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The impact of knowledge on e-health: a systematic literature review of the advanced systems

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Purpose Economists have recognized knowledge management as a promising tool regarding all aspects of the economy, including health care. The volume of biomedical literature is currently growing at an exponential rate, and the vast number of studies makes it extremely difficult for researchers to keep up with new developments in their research areas. Therefore, the efficient management of huge amounts of data and the accuracy of the knowledge thus obtained are vital concerns. Electronic health (e-health) has emerged as a useful concept to provide data for solo self-care management. Although health care is a common topic on the internet, patients rarely share their health care-related knowledge on social media. This study aims to examine the impact of knowledge on e-health. Design/methodology/approach This paper complies with the methodological requirements of systematic literature reviews. The present paper has investigated the newest systems and studied their practical techniques in detail. The effects of knowledge on e-health have been categorized into major groups. Findings The outcomes indicate that the capabilities of information and communication technology certainly promote the exchange of knowledge within clinics. The results also show that institutional architectures have significant impacts on knowledge-sharing exercises, significantly improving patient safety. Practical implications These findings will be essential in the understanding of the interplay among various signals in theory and in the understanding of patients’ choice in the e-health community in practice. The results have implications for existing health management and e-health literature. The present paper will help policymakers, health-care executives and project managers to effectively set their operations and make them maintainable, prevent unpredicted obstacles and better allocate their resources. Overall, the results of this paper will guide researchers who are working in the field of e-health. Originality/value E-health attempts have mostly focused on answering questions using context-specific technical answers, regardless of the key role of knowledge resources. The present paper has provided an innovative viewpoint on how knowledge resources and knowledge-sharing initiatives may have a role in the innovative work behaviors shown by health-care employees. As noted before, there have been only a few studies regarding the effects of knowledge on health care, so the present paper contributes to the previous literature, particularly about e-health.

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“…Among other factors, the lack of education and training in e-health has frequently been cited as a barrier. 1-6 Education and training must provide the necessary knowledge and skills to allow practitioners to confidently integrate e-health into their everyday practice. It is also important to educate future practitioners in order to build a sustainable workforce with e-health knowledge.…”

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A qualitative study of the careers and professional practices of graduates from an e-health postgraduate programme

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We studied the careers and professional practices of graduates from an e-health postgraduate programme at the University of Queensland (UQ). The information was collected using an online questionnaire distributed to those who graduated from 2005 to 2010. A total of 35 surveys were completed, a response rate of 89%. The majority of respondents (n = 20, 57%) were male, and most of them (n = 27, 77%) were aged 30-49 years. Most of the respondents (n = 19, 54%) had graduated from the Graduate Certificate in E-healthcare programme; 12 had graduated from the Master of E-healthcare and 4 had graduated from the Graduate Diploma programme. The majority of respondents (n = 29, 83%) perceived that e-health study at UQ helped in their career development. The current occupation of the majority of respondents (n = 24, 69%) was related to health or medicine, and most (n = 27, 77%) had worked in an e-health related job since graduating. Overall, the level of satisfaction regarding the learning experience doing e-health study at UQ was high.

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Evaluation of nursing students’ knowledge, understanding and readiness to practice e-health

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Exploring the eHealth literacy and mobile health application utilisation amongst Malaysian pharmacy students

Exploring the eHealth literacy and mobile health application utilisation amongst Malaysian pharmacy students

The impact of knowledge on e-health: a systematic literature review of the advanced systems

A qualitative study of the careers and professional practices of graduates from an e-health postgraduate programme

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