利用技术:在肯尼亚克里乔县的医疗保健中对ICT的横截面研究
Cyrus T Tareh1,2, Rose J Kosgei2, Elisha O Opiyo3
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Kabianga, Kericho, Kenya.
Frontiers in health informatics
|December 2, 2024
概括
信息和通信技术 (ICT) 显著提升了医疗保健的提供. 信息技术培训和支持性基础设施是提高医疗保健专业人员采用信息通信技术的关键.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健信息学 医疗保健信息学
- 公共卫生技术 公共卫生技术
- 数字卫生系统 数字卫生系统
背景情况:
- 信息和通信技术 (ICT) 具有巨大的潜力,可以彻底改变医疗保健和改善患者的治疗结果.
- 信息通信技术促进了健康信息的有效管理,包括电子健康记录 (EHR) 和专业人员之间的简化沟通,特别是受益于服务不足的地区.
研究的目的:
- 评估肯尼亚Kericho县医疗保健专业人员对信息和通信技术 (ICT) 的采用情况.
- 在研究区域内确定影响ICT在医疗保健服务提供中的采用因素.
主要方法:
- 在2023年3月至4月进行了一项横截面研究,涉及肯尼亚Kericho县的201名医疗保健专业人员.
- 数据是通过参与者自主管理的问卷和设施ICT状态的检查清单收集的,并补充了关键信息人采访.
- 使用R软件分析了定量数据,并进行了定性数据的主题分析.
主要成果:
- 显著的67.66%的医疗保健工作者表现出了ICT采用.
- 计算机培训与ICT使用密切相关 (OR=10.867),医疗保健数据库的经验 (OR=2.552).
- 拥有电子健康平台的卫生机构使用ICT的比例更高 (OR=1.386).
结论:
- 信息技术培训对于健康管理信息系统 (HMIS) 的有效运行至关重要.
- 一个IT部门的存在,行政ICT的使用,以及支持基础设施 (道路,电力,安全) 显著影响医疗机构整体ICT采用.
- 加强这些支持因素对于增加医疗保健环境中ICT采用至关重要.
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