The role of e-health in improving control and management of COVID 19 outbreak: current perspectives

Al-Ruzzieh, Majeda A; Ayaad, Omar

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2020-0072

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“…Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, it became clear that interpersonal communication between hospital teams and leadership was critical for trust development. External communication with other stakeholders such as the ministry of health was also critical since the situation has placed a strain on healthcare institutions, needing tight coordination with universities and municipal governments, as well as effective communication across many surrounding hospitals (Abdi et al, 2021;Al-Ruzzieh et al, 2020).…”

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Measuring Occupational Fatigue among Higher and Middle Management at a Specialized Cancer Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Al-Ruzzieh

Ayaad²

2022

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Purpose: This study aims to measure the occupational fatigue level and describe the sources and consequences of occupational fatigue among middle and higher management at an international specialized cancer center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A mixed-method design was used in this study. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to select the participants from King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan. The data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire. This questionnaire included both quantitative and qualitative sections. We utilized Fatigue Risk Assessment and Management in High-Risk Environments (FRAME)-26 items scale for the quantitative section. Two main questions were included in the survey to identify the sources and consequences of occupational fatigue. Results: The results show that the average mean of occupational fatigue was 2.95/5 (SD=0.70). The level of changes in fatigue levels after the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 0.87/3 (SD=1.45). The sources of occupational fatigue could be categorized into five themes: workload, work environment, staffing, psychological, and physical sources. There are four themes categorizing occupational fatigue: social, economic, health, and daily activity and lifestyle. Conclusion: This study affords valuable insight into the level, source, and consequences of occupational fatigue among middle and higher management at an international specialized cancer hospital in developing countries. The results indicate that the occupational fatigue level was moderate, and the fatigue level was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Measuring Occupational Fatigue among Higher and Middle Management at a Specialized Cancer Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Al-Ruzzieh

Ayaad²

2022

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…Faced with the challenges in PHC from COVID-19, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Moreover, digital health gained even more prominence due to the operability and versatility of generating information at an opportune time ( 12 – 14 ).…”

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Digital health interventions and quality of home-based primary care for older adults: A scoping review protocol

Silva

Silva²,

Lopes³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe use of digital health interventions has expanded, particularly in home-based primary care (HBPC), following the increase in the older adult population and the need to respond to the higher demand of chronic conditions, weakness and loss of autonomy of this population. There was an even greater demand with COVID-19 and subsequent isolation/social distancing measures for this risk group. The objective of this study is to map and identify the uses and types of digital health interventions and their reported impacts on the quality of HBPC for older adults worldwide.Methods and analysisThis is a scoping review protocol which will enable a rigorous, transparent and reliable synthesis of knowledge. The review will be developed from the theoretical perspective of Arksey and O'malley, with updates by Levac and Peters and respective collaborators based on the Joanna Briggs Institute manual, and guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Data from white literature will be extracted from multidisciplinary health databases such as: the Virtual Health Library, LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cinahl and Embase; while Google Scholar will be used for gray literature. No date limit or language restrictions will be determined. The quantitative data will be analyzed through descriptive statistics and qualitative data through thematic analysis. The results will be submitted to stakeholder consultation for preliminary sharing of the study and will later be disseminated through publication in open access scientific journals, scientific events and academic and community journals. The full scoping review report will present the main impacts, challenges, opportunities and gaps found in publications related to the use of digital technologies in primary home care.DiscussionThe organization of this protocol will increase the methodological rigor, quality, transparency and accuracy of scoping reviews, reducing the risk of bias.

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“…HBPC was used to reduce attendance at emergency services and the iatrogenic effects of going to health services, to increase testing, and ensure that chronic medical problems were treated, within the home environment, to prevent their worsening [10,11]. Faced with the challenges in PHC from COVID-19, the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) such as the internet, cell phones, computers, software, social networks and other media applications and services which allow to access, retrieve, store, transmit and manipulate information in digital format, and which were already being implemented, became even more prominent [12,13,14]. The use of ICT configures digital health, a series of services and systems, which include medical and health informatics, telehealth, care monitoring, as well as so-called e-learning and mobile health [15].…”

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“…Faced with the challenges in PHC from COVID-19, the use of Information and Communication Technologies gained even more prominence due to the operability and versatility of generating information at an opportune time (12,13,14). Digital health assists healthcare workers in diagnosing, monitoring, and communicating with older adult patients around the world, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic (15).…”

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Digital Health Interventions and Quality of Home-based Primary Care for Older Adults: A Scoping Review Protocol

Silva

Lopes

et al. 2022

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IntroductionDigital health strategies have expanded in home care, particularly in home-based primary care (HBPC) following the increase in the older adult population and the need to respond to the higher demand of chronic conditions and health frailties of this population. There was an even greater demand with COVID-19 and subsequent isolation/social distancing measures for this group considered at risk. The objective of this study is to map digital health strategies and analyze their impacts on the quality of home-based primary care for older adults around the world.Methods and analysisThis is a scoping review protocol which will enable a rigorous, transparent and reliable synthesis of knowledge. The review will be developed in the theoretical perspective of Arksey and O’malley, with updates by Levac et al. and Peters et al., based on the Joanna Briggs Institute manual, and guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Data from white literature will be extracted from multidisciplinary health databases such as: the Virtual Health Library, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and Embase; while Google Scholar will be used for gray literature. The quantitative data will be analyzed through descriptive statistics and qualitative data through thematic analysis. The results will be submitted to stakeholder consultation for preliminary sharing of study findings, identification of gaps, effective dissemination strategies and suggestions for future studies.Ethics and disclosureStakeholder consultation was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, CAEE 54853921.0.0000.5292, and will not involve direct patient participation. It is registered in the Open Science Framework (OSF) (https://osf.io/vgkhy/). The results will be disseminated through publication in open access scientific journals, in scientific events and academic and community journals.Scoping review registration OSF:https://osf.io/vgkhy/. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/VGKHY.This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Strengths and limitations of this studyThis scoping review will be the first to explore the types, uses and impacts of digital health strategies on home-based primary care (HBPC) for older adults around the world.The geographic mapping of the studies will provide a global overview of the use of digital health strategies in providing home care.The search strategy for studies will be broad, including the main multidisciplinary health databases and gray literature.The expansion of the use of digital health strategies during COVID-19 may be a limiting factor to the scientific quality of studies.A large number of publications in the gray literature may imply an important limitation of the study but also meaning that digital home care still lacks maturity.

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The role of e-health in improving control and management of COVID 19 outbreak: current perspectives

Cited by 18 publications

References 52 publications

Measuring Occupational Fatigue among Higher and Middle Management at a Specialized Cancer Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Measuring Occupational Fatigue among Higher and Middle Management at a Specialized Cancer Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital health interventions and quality of home-based primary care for older adults: A scoping review protocol

Digital Health Interventions and Quality of Home-based Primary Care for Older Adults: A Scoping Review Protocol

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