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Published on: February 26, 2017
Gateless communication: A concept analysis.
1Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts at Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Electronic health technologies offer patient portals for communication. However, behavioral health patients desire faster, real-time feedback, prompting exploration of new communication concepts like "gateless communication" for future research.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Healthcare Technology
- Behavioral Health Informatics
Background:
- Patient portals facilitate asynchronous communication between patients and healthcare teams.
- Some patients, particularly in behavioral health, require more immediate feedback than typical patient portals provide.
- Current research extensively covers patient portals but has a gap in understanding direct, real-time patient-provider communication via other technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the concept of direct patient-provider communication using technologies beyond patient portals.
- To propose a new conceptual framework, termed "gateless communication," for future research in this area.
- To address the need for timely information exchange in healthcare, especially in behavioral health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of PubMed and CINAHL to identify existing research on patient-provider communication technologies.
- Concept analysis using an established eight-step method.
- Theoretical exploration of "gateless communication" as a novel concept.
Main Results:
- A significant body of research exists on patient portals, but direct patient-provider communication via other technologies is under-researched.
- The study identifies a gap in understanding real-time communication methods used by psychiatric providers (e.g., cell phones, secure texting).
- The analysis supports the need for a new concept to define and study these emerging communication patterns.
Conclusions:
- "Gateless communication" is proposed as a new concept to encapsulate direct, real-time patient-provider interactions using various technologies.
- This conceptualization aims to guide future research into the nuances and effectiveness of these communication methods.
- Developing this concept can enhance understanding and potentially improve patient care through more immediate and accessible information exchange.