scholarly journals Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 100317
Author(s):  
Albert Machistey Abane ◽  
Simon Mariwah ◽  
Samuel Asiedu Owusu ◽  
Adetayo Kasim ◽  
Elsbeth Robson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Community Health Nurses

“Through their eyes, I can work” – rural physicians' perceptions about mobile phone use among community health workers – a qualitative analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjula Venkataraghavan ◽  
Padma Rani ◽  
Lena Ashok ◽  
Chythra R. Rao ◽  
Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Stakeholder Group ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Rural Physicians

PurposePhysicians who are primary care providers in rural communities form an essential stakeholder group in rural mobile health (mHealth) delivery. This study was exploratory in nature and was conducted in Udupi district of Karnataka, India. The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of rural medical officers (MOs) (rural physicians) regarding the benefits and challenges of mobile phone use by community health workers (CHWs).Design/methodology/approachIn-depth interviews were conducted among 15 MOs belonging to different primary health centers of the district. Only MOs with a minimum five years of experience were recruited in the study using purposive and snowball sampling. This was followed by thematic analysis of the data collected.FindingsThe perceptions of MOs regarding the CHWs' use of mobile phones were largely positive. However, they reported the existence of some challenges that limits the potential of its full use. The findings were categorized under four themes namely, benefits of mobile phone use to CHWs, benefits of mobile phone-equipped CHWs, current mobile phone use by CHWs and barriers to CHWs' mobile phone use. The significant barriers reported in the CHWs' mobile phone use were poor mobile network coverage, technical illiteracy, lack of consistent technical training and call and data expense of the CHWs. The participants recommend an increased number of mobile towers, frequent training in mobile phone use and basic English language for the CHWs as possible solutions to the barriers.Originality/valueStudies examining the perceptions of doctors who are a primary stakeholder group in mHealth as well as in the public health system scenario are limited. To the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to examine the perception of rural doctors regarding CHWs' mobile phone use for work in India.

Educating tomorrow's community health nurses for today's Canadian standards

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruta Valaitis ◽  
Patricia Gibson ◽  
Donna Meagher-Stewart ◽  
Christina Rajsic ◽  
Patrica Seaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Nurses

Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Martial Van Der Linden ◽  
Lucien Rochat
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Problematic Mobile Phone Use

Biomechanical Analysis of Common Postures during Mobile Phone Use

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Guzman-Sarmiento ◽  
Jhonavid Mendoza-Carmona ◽  
Jessica Meza-Martinez ◽  
Sonia H. Contreras-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Biomechanical Analysis ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

How Do Drivers Hold Their Phone? Age, Prevalence, & Handedness

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1254-1257
Author(s):  
Trey Roady ◽  
Kyle Wilson ◽  
Jonny Kuo ◽  
Michael G. Lenné
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Neck Flexion ◽  
Insufficient Evidence ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

Objective Research shows frequent mobile phone use in vehicles but says little regarding how drivers hold their phone. This knowledge would inform countermeasures and benefit law enforcement in detecting phone use. Methods 934 participants were surveyed over phone-use prevalence, handedness, traffic-direction, and where they held their device. Results The majority (66%) reported using their phone while driving. Younger drivers were more likely to use their device. Of device-users, 67% preferred their passenger-side hand, 25% driver-side, and 8% both. Height- wise: 22% held in-lap, 52% even with the wheel, and 22% at wheel-top. Older drivers were more likely to hold the phone in the highest position The three most popular combinations were passenger-middle (35%), passenger-low (19%), and passenger-high (13.9%). There was insufficient evidence of differences based on handedness, prevalence, or traffic-direction. Conclusion Driver-preferred attention regions often require substantial neck flexion and eye-movement, which facilitates distraction detection. However, behavior may change in response to future interventions.

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