scholarly journals Information and Communications Technology–Based Interventions Targeting Patient Empowerment: Framework Development (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liran Karni ◽  
Koustuv Dalal ◽  
Mevludin Memedi ◽  
Dipak Kalra ◽  
Gunnar Oskar Klein
Keyword(s):  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Technology Intervention ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Framework Development ◽  
Core Characteristics

BACKGROUND Empowerment of patients is often an explicit goal of various information and communications technology (ICT) (electronic, digital) interventions where the patients themselves use ICT tools via the internet. Although several models of empowerment exist, a comprehensive and pragmatic framework is lacking for the development of such interventions. OBJECTIVE This study proposes a framework for digital interventions aiming to empower patients that includes a methodology that links objectives, strategies, and evaluation. METHODS This study is based on a literature review and iterated expert discussions including a focus group to formulate the proposed model. Our model is based on a review of various models of empowerment and models of technology intervention. RESULTS Our framework includes the core characteristics of the empowerment concept (control, psychological coping, self-efficacy, understanding, legitimacy, and support) as well as a set of empowerment consequences: expressed patient perceptions, behavior, clinical outcomes, and health systems effects. The framework for designing interventions includes strategies to achieve empowerment goals using different ICT services. Finally, the intervention model can be used to define project evaluations where the aim is to demonstrate empowerment. The study also included example indicators and associated measurement instruments. CONCLUSIONS This framework, which includes definitions, can be useful for the design and evaluation of digital interventions targeting patient empowerment and assist in the development of methods to measure results in this dimension. Further evaluation in the form of interventional studies will be needed to assess the generalizability of the model.

scholarly journals Information and Communications Technology–Based Interventions Targeting Patient Empowerment: Framework Development

10.2196/17459 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. e17459
Author(s):  
Liran Karni ◽  
Koustuv Dalal ◽  
Mevludin Memedi ◽  
Dipak Kalra ◽  
Gunnar Oskar Klein
Keyword(s):  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Technology Intervention ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Framework Development ◽  
Core Characteristics

Background Empowerment of patients is often an explicit goal of various information and communications technology (ICT) (electronic, digital) interventions where the patients themselves use ICT tools via the internet. Although several models of empowerment exist, a comprehensive and pragmatic framework is lacking for the development of such interventions. Objective This study proposes a framework for digital interventions aiming to empower patients that includes a methodology that links objectives, strategies, and evaluation. Methods This study is based on a literature review and iterated expert discussions including a focus group to formulate the proposed model. Our model is based on a review of various models of empowerment and models of technology intervention. Results Our framework includes the core characteristics of the empowerment concept (control, psychological coping, self-efficacy, understanding, legitimacy, and support) as well as a set of empowerment consequences: expressed patient perceptions, behavior, clinical outcomes, and health systems effects. The framework for designing interventions includes strategies to achieve empowerment goals using different ICT services. Finally, the intervention model can be used to define project evaluations where the aim is to demonstrate empowerment. The study also included example indicators and associated measurement instruments. Conclusions This framework, which includes definitions, can be useful for the design and evaluation of digital interventions targeting patient empowerment and assist in the development of methods to measure results in this dimension. Further evaluation in the form of interventional studies will be needed to assess the generalizability of the model.

Mental Health, Post-Secondary Education, and Information Communications Technology

2014 ◽  
pp. 196-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Martin ◽  
Elspeth McKay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Ict Tools

The primary aim of this chapter is to explore the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in post-secondary education to provide opportunities for students with mental health difficulties to remain engaged in their studies during times of mental illness. Higher incompletion rates are particularly concerning amongst this group. The authors discuss how improved outcomes can be achieved through effective use of ICT. This is particularly important from a human rights perspective so that people diagnosed with mental illness are afforded the same opportunities as other members of the community. Strategies afforded by ICT tools that are essential for supporting students with mental illness to optimise their chances of success in their post-secondary education outcomes are outlined. The authors combine mental health and human-computer interaction (HCI) to argue for the need to design appropriate instructional ICT strategies to support students experiencing mental illness to remain engaged with their studies. ICT has evolved with powerful and unique features, offering special applications such as educational software, eCommerce, and healthcare. Yet, very little is being said about how to streamline these applications as effective HCI environments to enhance mental health and wellbeing. The chapter explores the positive and negative impact of ICT tools on teaching and learning. In considering mental health and post-secondary education, it focuses on human rights issues of access and equity, disclosure, and stigma. Authors suggest that ICT can enable students to remain engaged with their learning in general, while at the same time promote a deep sense of community.

Relationship between strategic management accounting techniques and profitability – a proposed model

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer Abdelmoneim Mohamed ◽  
Tracy Jones
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Strategic Model ◽  
Strategic Management Accounting ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Prior Literature

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to propose a comprehensive strategic model to manage profitability. Strategic management accounting concepts and tools are adopted to explore and manage the main profitability drivers (cost, assets, and revenue). Design/methodology/approach – A deductive approach is used to identify the variables of the profitability model. Phase one of this study rely on reviewing prior literature in the field in order to identify the key profitability drivers that uses in managing profitability (costs, assets and revenue).Phase two of the research focuses on testing the perceptions of the managers of Egyptian “Information and communications technology” sector, the relative merits of such a model. Findings – The most important finding in the current study, which has not been investigated in previous studies, is that the proposed comprehensive profitability model which contains cost, the assets and revenue techniques was a better predictor of profitability than the alternative models, which contain a combination of two variables. Originality/value – As the first study of its kind, this model contributes to the theoretical literature in the field. It is also a practical contribution in managing profitability of the Egyptian “Information and communications technology” sector.

scholarly journals Extent of Use of Information and Communications Technology and Inventory Management in the Nigerian Brewery Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Olusegun Timothy Odesola ◽  
Grace Oluyemisi Akinola
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Ict Tools

This paper examined the extent of usage of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for inventory management in the Nigerian brewery industry; investigated the level of adoption of ICT in the inventory management phases; and the effect of the extent of ICT usage on its adoption by firms in the industry. Primary data formed the methodology of the study. The analysis of data collected was done using descriptive (tables and percentages) and inferential statistics. The results showed that majority of the respondents were using ICT tools and its associated components in their inventory management. It was revealed that the extent of ICT usage had significant effect on its adoption for inventory management by firms in the industry. Based on these findings, the study concluded that ICT is fully deployed and adopted to a very great extent for inventory management in the Nigerian brewery industry and that its adoption and usage in the brewery industry was influenced by its extent of use. The study recommends that firms in the industry should make judicious use of the identified ICT usage by adopting ICT solutions for their operations to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. 

scholarly journals Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Tools in Increasing Income of Tribal Farmers of Karnataka

2020 ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
H. Ravindra ◽  
Mukesh Sehgal ◽  
H. B. Narasimhamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Attitudinal Barriers ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Tribal Farmers ◽  
Effective Use

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools play a vital role in accessing the information on agriculture and allied activities most of the tribal farmers of Uttara Kannada district are accessing the information via mobile phones, television and radio. They express their views on ICT tools helps in getting the information on agriculture especially  agriculture inputs, fertilizers, use of bioagents, insecticides and also management of pest an diseases in rice, chilli, areca nut and other vegetables, vermicomposting, value addition etc. The study has shown that poor finance facility in buying the ICT tools, lack of confidence in operating, lack of power supply, low network connectivity, lack of awareness of benefits of ICTs, lack of skill in handling ICTs, low ICT literacy, lack of repairing facilities, attitudinal barriers towards ICTs, lack of training and practical exposure, high cost of repairing ICTs and insufficient regional language were the major constraints faced by the farmers in the effective use of ICTs. Since there is an increased penetration in the level of availability and accessibility of ICTs among the farmers of the state, there is a need to ensure that the problems of the farmers are being met in order to enable the farming community derive maximum benefits on better access to information services through the use of ICTs for agriculture and other developmental purposes. This study seems to be the first report on usage of ICT tools by Tribal farmers in Karnataka.

Mental Health, Post-Secondary Education, and Information Communications Technology

2013 ◽  
pp. 1209-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Martin ◽  
Elspeth McKay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Ict Tools

The primary aim of this chapter is to explore the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in post-secondary education to provide opportunities for students with mental health difficulties to remain engaged in their studies during times of mental illness. Higher incompletion rates are particularly concerning amongst this group. The authors discuss how improved outcomes can be achieved through effective use of ICT. This is particularly important from a human rights perspective so that people diagnosed with mental illness are afforded the same opportunities as other members of the community. Strategies afforded by ICT tools that are essential for supporting students with mental illness to optimise their chances of success in their post-secondary education outcomes are outlined. The authors combine mental health and human-computer interaction (HCI) to argue for the need to design appropriate instructional ICT strategies to support students experiencing mental illness to remain engaged with their studies. ICT has evolved with powerful and unique features, offering special applications such as educational software, eCommerce, and healthcare. Yet, very little is being said about how to streamline these applications as effective HCI environments to enhance mental health and wellbeing. The chapter explores the positive and negative impact of ICT tools on teaching and learning. In considering mental health and post-secondary education, it focuses on human rights issues of access and equity, disclosure, and stigma. Authors suggest that ICT can enable students to remain engaged with their learning in general, while at the same time promote a deep sense of community.

Teachers’ and students’ perceptions of factors influencing the adoption of information and communications technology in physical education in Singapore schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 1356336X2110179
Author(s):  
Koon Teck Koh ◽  
Li Quan Warrick Tan ◽  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Maria Agnes Alcantara Paculdar ◽  
Wei Guang Andy Chua
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Ict Tools

Although there have been studies on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) as a pedagogical tool to enhance teaching and learning in physical education (PE), more research is warranted to understand perceived barriers and facilitators to usage. The purpose of the present study was to understand key factors that influence the adoption of ICT in PE perceived by teachers and students in Singapore schools. Eleven PE teachers (two females, nine males) with two to 25 years of teaching experience were individually interviewed, and 72 students (39 females, 33 males) from 10 to 17 years of age participated in 11 focus groups. The study was guided by ontological relativism and situated within epistemological constructionism. Three themes were developed from the thematic analysis: (a) technological dispositions (i.e. self-efficacy and open-mindedness); (b) teaching approaches (i.e. pedagogical integration; cognitive, affective and psychomotor stimulation; and balanced integration of ICT and the traditional approach); and (c) contextual factors (i.e. technological conditions; cultural conditions; and teachers’ ICT-specific PE knowledge). Findings from the study support the notion that appropriate use of ICT tools has the potential to positively influence teaching and learning during PE lessons while emphasising the need for schools and professional development bodies to improve the ICT pedagogical proficiency of PE teachers. The study provides important insights into how teachers can better leverage ICT tools to support student learning in PE.

scholarly journals Leveraging Providers’ Preferences to Customize Instructional Content in Information and Communications Technology–Based Training Interventions: Retrospective Analysis of a Mobile Phone–Based Intervention in India

10.2196/15998 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. e15998
Author(s):  
Hanu Tyagi ◽  
Manisha Sabharwal ◽  
Nishi Dixit ◽  
Arnab Pal ◽  
Sarang Deo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
Instructional Content ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Ict Tools

Background Many public health programs and interventions across the world increasingly rely on using information and communications technology (ICT) tools to train and sensitize health professionals. However, the effects of such programs on provider knowledge, practice, and patient health outcomes have been inconsistent. One of the reasons for the varied effectiveness of these programs is the low and varying levels of provider engagement, which, in turn, could be because of the form and mode of content used. Tailoring instructional content could improve engagement, but it is expensive and logistically demanding to do so with traditional training Objective This study aimed to discover preferences among providers on the form (articles or videos), mode (featuring peers or experts), and length (short or long) of the instructional content; to quantify the extent to which differences in these preferences can explain variation in provider engagement with ICT-based training interventions; and to compare the power of content preferences to explain provider engagement against that of demographic variables. Methods We used data from a mobile phone–based intervention focused on improving tuberculosis diagnostic practices among 24,949 private providers from 5 specialties and 1734 cities over 1 year. Engagement time was used as the primary outcome to assess provider engagement. K-means clustering was used to segment providers based on the proportion of engagement time spent on content formats, modes, and lengths to discover their content preferences. The identified clusters were used to predict engagement time using a linear regression model. Subsequently, we compared the accuracy of the cluster-based prediction model with one based on demographic variables of providers (eg, specialty and geographic location). Results The average engagement time across all providers was 7.5 min (median 0, IQR 0-1.58). A total of 69.75% (17,401/24,949) of providers did not consume any content. The average engagement time for providers with nonzero engagement time was 24.8 min (median 4.9, IQR 2.2-10.1). We identified 4 clusters of providers with distinct preferences for form, mode, and length of content. These clusters explained a substantially higher proportion of the variation in engagement time compared with demographic variables (32.9% vs 1.0%) and yielded a more accurate prediction for the engagement time (root mean square error: 4.29 vs 5.21 and mean absolute error: 3.30 vs 4.26). Conclusions Providers participating in a mobile phone–based digital campaign have inherent preferences for instructional content. Targeting providers based on individual content preferences could result in higher provider engagement as compared to targeting providers based on demographic variables.

ICT Developments

2011 ◽  
pp. 191-241
Author(s):  
Nigel Ford
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Tutoring Systems ◽  
Knowledge Representations ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Ict Tools

This chapter is the second of two chapters that explore developments in information and communications technology (ICT). This chapter discusses ICT tools and standards developed to support learning design and teaching. Such developments greatly affect the learning media and modes available for deployment by learning designers. These may enable existing learning designs to be delivered in different ways. However, they may also enable the development of new learning designs. The chapter begins by reviewing developments relating to computer-assisted learning (CAL), with particular emphasis on intelligent and adaptive tutoring systems that incorporate aspects of artificial intelligence and the use of reasoning mechanisms and knowledge representations to support learning. It goes on to discuss learning environments and management systems, and the move to interoperability, sharing, and reuse, which closely interrelates with resource discovery as discussed in the previous chapter.

Knowledge Management Practices in a Greek Public Sector Organization

2019 ◽  
pp. 381-401
Author(s):  
Vasileios Ismyrlis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

Knowledge management (KM) is a rather novice, but also a very highly appreciated, initiative in the field of management. Although initiated from the private sector, it seems that public organizations, having realized its significance, are in a continuous process of discovering its potential. Hence, many studies for KM implementation in the public sector have been already conducted; yet it seems this field needs to be further researched. In this research, a public organization in Greece called OAED, which is the main institution dealing with human resource's employment, was selected to be analyzed. A questionnaire was designed and addressed to the employees of OAED, and it included questions regarding KM and knowledge sharing activities, information and communications technology instruments used, motives, and the evaluation of the learning organization. The analysis of data proved that OAED exhibits a well-established status, regarding the creation and KS and the use of ICT tools.

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