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Mercedes Grijalvo1, Joaquín Ordieres-Meré1, Javier Villalba-Díez2
1Department of Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Heliyon
|May 6, 2024
Summary
Digitalisation offers potential for remote gait monitoring in multiple sclerosis (MS) care. Key barriers include data privacy, funding, and usability, while usable data presents a significant driver for service adoption.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Neurology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) progression is sensitive to gait disturbances.
- Remote monitoring offers a non-invasive approach to quantify gait in daily life.
- Understanding managerial aspects is crucial for implementing digital health solutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the capabilities of digitalisation in healthcare for MS.
- To examine the potential of remote gait monitoring for MS patients.
- To identify barriers and drivers for the deployment of remote gait monitoring services.
Main Methods:
- Literature review.
- Semi-structured interviews with MS patients and healthcare stakeholders.
- Analysis of mega, macro, meso, and micro-level factors.
Main Results:
- Mega-level: Data privacy and security are significant barriers.
- Macro-level: Funding and lack of subsidies are major obstacles.
- Meso-level: Usable data is a key driver, fostering value creation and partnerships.
- Micro-level: Usability of devices/apps and organizational/behavioral factors are critical barriers.
Conclusions:
- Successful implementation of remote gait monitoring requires addressing governance, funding, data usability, and user-centric design.
- Stakeholder awareness of technological demands is essential for long-term service viability.
- Digitalisation, particularly remote gait monitoring, holds promise for enhancing MS care management.
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