scholarly journals Defining an enabling environment for those with chronic disease: an integrative review

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Loizeau ◽  
Jean-Manuel Morvillers ◽  
Dominique Pougheon Bertrand ◽  
Kelley Kilpatrick ◽  
Monique Rothan-Tondeur
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Enabling Environment ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background Health policies are currently being implemented to cope with the 37% of those affected by chronic disease and 63% of deaths worldwide. Among the proposals, there is accelerating support for greater autonomy for patients, which incorporates several concepts, including empowerment. To achieve this, develop an environment to increase an individual’s capacity for action seems to be a fundamental step. The aim of this study is to characterize an enabling environment for patients in the context of chronic disease management. Methods An integrative review design was applied. Medline, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases were searched to identify relevant literature published between 2009 and 2019. Overall, the review process was guided by the PRISMA 2020 checklist. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool for quality evaluation was used. Results A total of 40 articles were analyzed, divided into 18 quantitative studies, 11 qualitative studies, two mixed studies, seven expert opinions, one theory and one conference report. The following characteristics defining an enabling environment were taken from the literature relating to those with a chronic condition: Needs assessment-adaptation of responses, supporting “take care”, involvement in support, knowledge improvement, engagement with professionals, use of information and communication technologies, and organization of care. Beyond that, the interactions highlighted between these seven categories characterize an enabling environment. Conclusion This review specifies the essential elements of an enabling environment for patients with chronic conditions. It encompasses the partnership between the healthcare professional, such as the advanced practice nurse, and the individual for whom interventions and care strategies must be devised.

scholarly journals Of Visions and Visionaries: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Barbara Schulte ◽  
Marina Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Empirical Reality ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Individual Contributions ◽  
State Governance ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Chinese State ◽  
The Individual

This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from various perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideational, instrumental, and relational. The different contributions address both visions formulated by the Chinese state and by individual actors such as entrepreneurs. Even though the conditions for the use of ICT in China are deeply affected by state governance, this governance is in no way tantamount to one single government. As this issue’s contributions show, state attempts at building a stable cyber-governance are in need of allies and, depending on the allies’ visions and other, competitive visions, the outcomes of these dynamics are seldom truthful realisations of one original grand masterplan.

scholarly journals The Use of Technologies for Teaching Dentistry in Brazil: Reflections from an Integrative Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique Salustiano Silva ◽  
Rita Catia Bariani ◽  
Hatsuo Kubo ◽  
Tais Pereira Leal ◽  
Roberta Ilinsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Information And Communication

This article is an integrative review regarding the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for teaching Dentistry. Thus, the article aimed to analyze papers that show the use of these technologies as resources and tools for learning. The stages in the elaboration of this integrative review were: establishing the guiding question and aims of the study, establishing the inclusion and exclusion criteria for articles, defining the research instrument and information to be extracted from the articles selected, results analysis, and discussion. For this, bibliographical data was collected from the SciELO, ColecionaSUS, and Periódicos CAPES databases in the search for articles published in the last five years, written in Portuguese, and containing the following keywords in Health Sciences: “education in dentistry”, “dentistry”, “dentistry informatics”, “distance learning”, and “education”, and which were related in context to the topic of study. Eleven articles were selected as the results, which were analyzed using the data collection instrument. It was concluded that the current technologies used as teaching resources and tools contribute as allies for improving ways of teaching and learning, particularly in the area of dentistry, in a way that makes courses more interactive and dynamic, and adding personal and technical skills to the profiles of the professionals trained.

scholarly journals Integrated computerization of education in the context of the intellectual growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3A) ◽  
pp. 504-511
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Bekh ◽  
Valerii Akopian ◽  
Sergiy Yashanov ◽  
Ilya Devterov ◽  
Bogdan Kalinichenko
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Initial Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
World Development

The rapid development in the world of information and communication technologies makes it possible to say that now they are one of the most common ways of teaching. These technologies influence the formation of methods and methods of pedagogical activity, open up new opportunities for communication and obtaining information. Informatization and computerization of education acts as a component of the general trend of global processes of world development, as an initial information and communication basis for the harmonious development of the individual and social systemic information. Preparing a student for an active and fruitful life in a modern digital information society is one of the main tasks of the modern stage of modernization of the education system.

Digital information and communication technologies on histology learning: What to expect?—An integrative review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Carlos Joaquim ◽  
Michael Hortsch ◽  
Andrea Soares Rocha da Silva ◽  
Priscila Barros David ◽  
Ana Caroline Rocha de Melo Leite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The Role of ICTs in the Management of Rare Chronic Diseases

2015 ◽  
pp. 1227-1241
Author(s):  
Leonor Teixeira ◽  
Vasco Saavedra ◽  
Carlos Ferreira ◽  
Beatriz Sousa Santos
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Treatment Information ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter outlines a study that examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in management of a rare and chronic disease, hemophilia. Evidence in literature shows how the adoption of ICTs can improve the management of chronic conditions. Furthermore, these tools may also give response to rare diseases' needs, while greatly improving the quality of life of those patients. A Web-based application that was developed to facilitate communication between Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patients in a specific Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC), to improve the utility and quality of clinical data and treatment information, as well as to help the management of resources involved in a specific rare chronic disease, represents a practical case presented in this chapter. This technological solution allows the management of inherited bleeding disorders, integrating, diffusing, and archiving large sets of data relating to the clinical practice of hemophilia care, more specifically the clinical practice at the Hematology Service of Coimbra Hospital Center.

Rife Information Pollution (Infollution) and Virtual Organizations in Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qaisar Iqbal ◽  
Rashid Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Computer Scientists ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Academic Professionals

Information pollution, which usually refers to the overabundance of irrelevant, unsolicited, unwanted messages, is a major cause of concern for practitioners and academic researchers. Advances in the information and communication technologies has proliferated the production of information. Consequently, people are suffering from information pollution. Information pollution has made it difficult for employees and individuals to find the quality information quickly and conveniently from diverse information sources including print and electronic sources. This chapter sheds light on the relevant literature of information pollution and analyzes its causes in the Industry 4.0 era and puts forward suggestions for tackling this problem. This chapter emphasizes the significance of concrete efforts from computer scientists, academic professionals, and information professionals to devise strategies and techniques for refuting the effects of information pollution.

Improvement of Engineering Students Education by E-learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 150-163
Author(s):  
George. A. Sorial ◽  
Babak Noroozi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Distributed Structure ◽  
Meaningful Context ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning

Traditional education for engineers has shifted towards new methods of teaching and learning through the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies. The continuous advances in technology enable the realization of a more distributed structure of knowledge transfer. Virtual Learning Environment has become an increasingly ambiguous term in recent years because of essential elements facilitating a consistent environment for learners. It has the potential to position the learner within a meaningful context to a much greater extent than traditional interactive multimedia environments. The 3D environment acquaints students with features of different shapes and objects, and can be particularly useful in teaching younger students different procedures and mechanisms for carrying out specific tasks. This case explains the key issues and success factors regarding the e-Learning for engineering education especially in developing countries.

ICT, CoLs, CoPs, and Virtual Communities

2008 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Antonio Cartelli
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Knowledge Strategies ◽  
Different Levels

Every day, information and communication technologies (ICT) are extending their influence on knowing and transmitting knowledge. They act on humankind at different levels: the individual, the society, and the community/organization. The Internet more than other instruments in the past is changing human customs and knowledge strategies mostly due to the online information systems developed during last few years.

National Culture and E-Government Readiness

2010 ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko J. Kovacic
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
National Culture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Diffusion of information and communication technologies is a global phenomenon. In spite of rapid globalization there are considerable differences between nations in terms of the adoption and usage of new technologies. Several studies exploring causal factors including national cultures of information and communication technology adoption have been carried out. The focus of this chapter is slightly different from other studies in this area. Rather than concentrating on the individual information technology an overall e-Government readiness is the focus. This research conducted an analysis of the impact national culture has on e-Government readiness and its components for 62 countries. E-Government readiness assessment used in this study is based on the UN E-Government Survey 2008, while the national cultural dimensions were identified using Hofstede’s model of cultural differences. The research model and hypotheses were formed and tested using correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicate that worldwide e-Government readiness and its components are related to culture. The result has theoretical and practical implications.

An Innovative Educational Project at the University of Granada

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
M. Zamorano ◽  
M.L. Rodríguez ◽  
A. F. Ramos-Ridao ◽  
M. Pasadas
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Environmental Technology ◽  
Training Models ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Culture Of Quality ◽  
Conceptual Formulation

The European Space of Higher Education (ESHE) is a new conceptual formulation of the organization of teaching at the university, largely involving the development of new training models based on the individual student’s work. In this context, the University of Granada has approved two plans of Educational Excellence to promote a culture of quality and stimulate excellence in teaching. The Area of Environmental Technology in the Department of Civil Engineering has developed an innovative project entitled Application of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to the Area of Environmental Technology teaching to create a new communication channel consisting of a Web site that benefits teacher and student (“Environmental Studies Centre”: http://cem.ugr.es). Through this interactive page, teachers can conduct supervised teaching, and students will have the tools necessary for guiding their learning process, according to their capacities and possibilities. However, the material is designed to serve as a complement to the traditional method of attended teaching.

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