The use and potential impact of digital health tools at the community level: results from a multi-country survey of community health workers
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Community health workers (CHWs) are willing to use digital health tools, believing they enhance community impact. However, the cost of technology presents a barrier to adoption, necessitating further exploration of solutions.
Area Of Science
- Global Health
- Digital Health
- Health Workforce Development
Background
- Community health workers (CHWs) are vital for health systems and sustainable development goals.
- Integrating digital technology aims to optimize CHW capacity, but skepticism exists regarding their adoption.
- Understanding CHW perceptions of digital health tools is crucial for successful implementation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate community health workers' (CHWs) perceptions and willingness to use digital health tools.
- To identify factors influencing CHWs' adoption and belief in the impact of digital health technologies.
Main Methods
- Survey data collected from 1,141 CHWs across 28 countries.
- Regression analyses explored associations between training, perceived barriers, and digital tool use/belief in impact.
- Demographic factors were adjusted for in the analyses.
Main Results
- Positive associations found between digital tool training and CHW use/belief in digital health impact.
- Cost was a significant barrier to digital device/tool use for CHWs.
- Optimism, early technology adoption, and perceived work value correlated with belief in digital health's impact.
Conclusions
- CHWs are receptive to digital health adoption and believe in its potential to increase their community impact.
- Addressing cost barriers through innovative reimbursement models is essential for wider digital tool adoption.
- Digital health tools hold significant potential to enhance CHW capacity and transform community health work.
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