Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of E-health among Health Care Providers in Kuwait

Alkhatlan, Haya; Alazmi, Saadoun; Almutairi, Bashair Abdullah

doi:10.15580/gjms.2017.5.100217143

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“…37 In this study, about 128 (49.2%) of respondents have good knowledge about utilization of DHIS(95% CI: [43, 55.3]) which was lower than the study conducted in Kenya. 38 The result of this study was also inconsistent with the study conducted in Kuwait 39 though consistent with the study conducted in South Africa. 36 But the result of this study was greater than the study conducted in Liberia.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and associated factors to use district health information system among healthcare providers in Illu Aba Bora zone, South West of Ethiopia

Kanfe

Ahmed

Debele

et al. 2022

Health Informatics J

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Background Sound and reliable health information is needed to promote culture of evidence based decision making. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and attitudes of healthcare providers to use District health information system among public health facilities in South-West Ethiopia. Method Cross sectional quantitative study was conducted. A total of 264 participants were approached. Descriptive and analytical statistics was done. Result Overall 130 (49.2%) of respondents had good knowledge to use DHIS (95% CI: [43, 55.3]). 149 (56.4%) of respondents had favourable attitudes (95% CI: [53.2, 59.8]). Sufficient skills [AOR = 2.20, 95% CI: (1.16, 4.19)], older age [AOR = 1.92, 95% CI: (1.03, 3.59)] , resources [AOR = 2.56, 95% CI: (1.35, 4.86)], staffing [AOR = 2.85, 95% CI: (1.49, 5.48)] and high experiences [AOR = 4.66, 95% CI: (1.94, 5.78)] were variables associated with knowledge. Being trained [AOR = 3.59, 95% CI: (2.48, 5.42)], provision of feedback [AOR = 4.08, 95% CI: (1.87, 8.91)], motivation [AOR = 2.87, 95% CI: (1.36, 6.06)] and health need [AOR = 2.32, 95% CI: (1.10, 4.92)] were variables associated with attitudes Conclusion Thus, Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare providers to use DHIS working in public health facilities in this setting is relatively low. The results highlight the need to improve knowledge and attitudes to use DHIS among healthcare providers focusing on the identified gaps.

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Knowledge, attitudes and associated factors to use district health information system among healthcare providers in Illu Aba Bora zone, South West of Ethiopia

Kanfe

Ahmed

Debele

et al. 2022

Health Informatics J

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“…In this study, majority of the participants could correctly define EMR which is in synergy with the findings of studies conducted in Nigeria and Kuwait. 19 , 21 This finding could be attributable to the fact that this study was conducted in a tertiary health institution where continuous medical education is a pre-requisite for constancy of engagement and renewal of annual practising licenses which may have endeared them to acquiring information on EMRs.…”

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“…Studies conducted in Ethiopia, Kuwait and Nigeria reported similar findings though slight variations existed in the methodology of assessment used. 19 , 20 , 22 , 23…”

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“…18 Where n is the minimum sample size, Z is the standard normal deviate at 95% confidence interval (1.96), q is the complementary probability (1-p), d is the precision of the study set at 0.05 and p is the proportion (82.9%) of respondents with good knowledge from previous similar study. 19 This gave a sample size of 228 after addition of 5% to cater for non, poor and or incomplete responses.…”

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Knowledge of electronic medical records system among frontline health care workers in Jos University teaching hospital, Plateau State Nigeria

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Background: Electronic Medical Records system (EMRs) in any healthcare system has the potential to transform healthcare in terms of saving costs, reducing medical errors, improving service quality, increasing patients’ safety, decision-making, saving time, data confidentiality, and sharing medical. Evidence on the current state of EMR system in Nigeria health system particularly its knowledge among health professionals is limited. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge EMRs among frontline health care workers in a tertiary health institution in Jos, Plateau State.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted between April and August 2019 among 228 frontline health care workers in Jos University Teaching Hospital using quantitative method of data collection. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis and a p-value of ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results: The mean age of the respondents in this study was 35 ± 8 years with 93 (40.8%) being 36 years and above. The overall level of knowledge of EMRs was adjudged to be good among 163 (71.5%) of the participants. Category (pharmacists) of the respondents was found to influence good knowledge of EMRs (OR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.007 – 1.865; p = 0.045).Conclusions: This study has demonstrated a relatively high level of good knowledge of EMRs with variation existing along the categories of health care workers bringing to light the existence of a good knowledge base in the light of future EMRs implementation.

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“… 23 , 24 Issues such as user adoption (satisfaction and ease of use), training, privacy and security were the major issues identified that are influencing the implementation of e-health applications in GCC member states. 25 , 26 Trust, health literacy, internet literacy and users’ attitudes were other factors affecting e-health adoption in Bahrain 27 and Kuwait. 28…”

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Factors influencing decision making for implementing e-health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Alanezi

2021

International Health

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Background Electronic health (e-health) approaches such as telemedicine, mobile health, virtual healthcare and electronic health records are considered to be effective in increasing access to healthcare services, reducing operational costs and improving the quality of healthcare services during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a pandemic resulting from the spread of a novel coronavirus discovered in December 2019. In this context, the aim of this study was to identify the most important factors influencing decision making on the implementation of e-health in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), which are in the process of digitizing healthcare services. Methods This study reviewed the literature to identify the important factors influencing decision making on e-health. In addition, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted in order to identify the most important criteria to be considered in decision making on e-health. The survey link was forwarded to 978 healthcare practitioners and 42 experts (purposive sampling), from which a final sample of 892 (864 practitioners and 28 experts) was achieved, reflecting a response rate of 87.45%. Results Of the 44 factors identified under seven themes (strategic, quality, management, technology, function characteristics, economic, sociocultural and demographic factors), 22 factors were identified to be the most important criteria. Conclusions Findings from this study suggest that decision making in relation to e-health is a complex process that requires consideration of various factors. It was also found that attention should be paid to sociocultural and demographic factors, which may need to be considered in increasing healthcare access during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of E-health among Health Care Providers in Kuwait

Cited by 8 publications

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Knowledge, attitudes and associated factors to use district health information system among healthcare providers in Illu Aba Bora zone, South West of Ethiopia

Knowledge, attitudes and associated factors to use district health information system among healthcare providers in Illu Aba Bora zone, South West of Ethiopia

Knowledge of electronic medical records system among frontline health care workers in Jos University teaching hospital, Plateau State Nigeria

Factors influencing decision making for implementing e-health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

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