Review of Web-Based Research in Health Care for Georgia

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Joseph C. Wood ◽  
Kim Marcille Romaner ◽  
Max E. Stachura ◽  
Elena A. Wood ◽  
Fjorentina Angjellari-Dajci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Social Interdependence ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
Social Interdependence Theory ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become distinguished from Information Technology in that ICT extends specifically beyond technology to its use with critical organizational skills, the skills across a market segment, or across a system of organizations. In this chapter, the authors begin to apply social interdependence theory to their interest in the technologies and techniques that increase both knowledge and social welfare (e.g., ICT), in particular the application of metrics to organizational performance. In this chapter, they address ICT in our research as it is applied to Telemedicine, eHealth, and e-Institutional Review Boards (eIRBs) for healthcare in Georgia.

Enhancing the Reach of Health Care Through Telemedicine

2018 ◽  
pp. 339-354
Author(s):  
Surya Bali
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information And Communication

Healthcare sector is now using telemedicine solutions to increase the reach of its services to population. Target areas are highly sparsely distributed devoid of basic amenities which makes the job of Governments difficult. Further people don't have enough disposable income to travel long distances and take preventive health care from urban areas. Problems are uniformly the same across the developing countries. The mindboggling developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) particularly the web based technologies have opened up exciting new possibilities for health care across the world. These developments have evoked significant policy response in developing countries where the quality of health care is poor, resources are scarce and demands have to be immediately met. Telemedicine is gradually coming up as a viable policy option for the Governments in developing countries. This chapter gives an account of the telemedicine initiatives taken in India, describes emerging regional cooperation and its contribution for Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Understanding How Clinicians Use a New Web-based Tool for Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices for the Treatment of PTSD: The PTSD Clinicians Exchange

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 286-295
Author(s):  
Julia L Coleman ◽  
Lisa Marceau ◽  
Rebekah Zincavage ◽  
Ashley M Magnavita ◽  
James Ambrosoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Participant Engagement ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Qualitative Feedback

Abstract Introduction Web-based interventions hold great promise for the dissemination of best practices to clinicians, and investment in these resources has grown exponentially. Yet, little research exists to understand their impact on intended objectives. Materials & Methods The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Clinicians Exchange is a website to support clinicians treating veterans and active duty military personnel with PTSD, evaluated in a randomized controlled trial (N = 605). This manuscript explores how a subset of clinicians, those who utilized the intervention (N = 148), engaged with it by examining detailed individual-level web analytics and qualitative feedback. Stanford University and New England Research Institutes Institutional Review Boards approved this study. Results Only 32.7% of clinicians randomized to the intervention ever accessed the website. The number of pages viewed was positively associated with changes from baseline to 12 months in familiarity (P = 0.03) and perceived benefit of practices (P = 0.02). Thus, engagement with the website did predict an improvement in practice familiarity and benefit outcomes despite low rates of use. Conclusions This study demonstrates the importance of methodologically rigorous evaluations of participant engagement with web-based interventions. These approaches provide insight into who accesses these tools, when, how, and with what results, which can be translated into their strategic design, evaluation, and dissemination.

Effects of Cooperation and Competition on Performance, Emotion, and Effort: Goal and Means Interdependence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Christopher Ring ◽  
Maria Kavussanu ◽  
Andrew Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Individual Performance ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Task Structure ◽  
Social Interdependence ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
Social Interdependence Theory ◽  
Performance Effects ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual

Social interdependence theory proposes that task structure influences performance via social interaction. Using this framework, we examined sport performance. Fifty-six males performed a basketball task under four conditions: as an individual (individual, perform your best) and as a member of a team of two (cooperation, where teammates sought to better their individual performance; means independent competition, where two teams competed sequentially to outperform the other team; means interdependent competition, where two teams competed simultaneously to outperform the other team). Task performance (points) was better during means independent competition than other conditions. Anxiety and effort peaked during the competitions and enjoyment was greater during competition and cooperation than during the individual condition. Emotions, effort, and actions are discussed as explanations for the performance effects. Social interdependence theory provides a valuable framework to understand emotion, motivation, and performance. Team competition can be used to promote effort and enhance performance in sport.

Using Social Psychology to Constructively Involve Colleagues in Internal Evaluation

2021 ◽  
pp. 109821402095946
Author(s):  
Alison Rogers ◽  
Leanne M. Kelly ◽  
Alicia McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Interpersonal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Evaluation ◽  
Social Interdependence ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
Social Interdependence Theory ◽  
Internal Evaluators ◽  
Interpersonal Competencies

Internal evaluators can lead positive, helpful, promotive interactions among colleagues to make evaluation more appropriate, understandable, and accessible. As the motivations and abilities of non-evaluator colleagues are highly varied, interpersonal skills help facilitate cooperation and promote evaluation. Social interdependence theory from social psychology can assist with understanding teamwork and developing interpersonal competence. While the literature links social interdependence theory with evaluation, there is limited understanding of its application in practice. In this article, we share our internal evaluation experiences in three Australian nonprofit organizations to elucidate how we harnessed social connections and interpersonal dynamics to achieve cooperative goals. The purpose of this article is to share our process for using theory and literature to assist with reflecting, planning, and acting, around the way we interact with colleagues. Evaluators may find this process useful when considering how to personalize professional development around interpersonal competencies for evaluation.

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