Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Definitions of e-Health and m-Health
Objectives Skills to employ nursing informatics to promote the health of individuals is of such importance that it is considered a core competence. Although investments are made to increase the use of e-health, there is no full understanding of the usability of e-health for healthcare. This paper pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Healthcare Informatics Research |
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| Online Access: | http://e-hir.org/upload/pdf/hir-26-2-119.pdf |
| Summary: | Objectives Skills to employ nursing informatics to promote the health of individuals is of such importance that it is considered a core competence. Although investments are made to increase the use of e-health, there is no full understanding of the usability of e-health for healthcare. This paper presents a current picture of how e-health and m-health are defined and used as well as the effects their usage may have on the intended target group. Methods Peer-reviewed open-access papers and grey literature that define e-health and m-health from PubMed, SpringerLink, and Google.com were randomized. A mixed method design with an inductive approach was employed. Open-source software were used for analysis. Results The overview includes 30 definitions of e-health and m-health, respectively. The definitions were thematised into 14 narrative themes. The results of the study, and primarily a three-level model, provide an understanding of how different types of e-health and m-health can be put into practice, and the effects or consequences of using them, which may be either positive or negative. Conclusions Mobility and flexibility is important for both m-health and e-health. Five keywords that characterize the definitions of e-health and m-health are “health”, “mobile”, “use”, “information”, and “technology”. E-health or m-health cannot replace human actors because e-health and m-health consist of social and material interactions. Using e-health and m-health is, thus, about developing healthcare without compromising native relics. |
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| ISSN: | 2093-3681 2093-369X |