Short Description: |
In this project the performance and implementation of interactive web-based programs for telemonitoring and e-consultation will be examined, with particular emphasis on self-care management of patients with chronic complaints. The research question is: to what extent monitoring and e-consultation encourage self-care and high quality of care? The aim of this project is to determine design and evaluation criteria for self-care management via web-based programs in Primary Care. Several features of the web-based programs will be evaluated:
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E-surveillance (glycaemic values, dietary values registration and data exchange among care providers) |
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E-monitoring (data transmission process; feedback, instruction and education about self-care management) |
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E-triage (primary evaluation of a complaint ) |
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E-care (treatment at distance through e-consultation via secure systems) |
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E-learning (online education regarding self-care management |
Quasi-experimental mixed-methods (logfiles, real-time usage tests, interviews, survey) research design will be used to assess the performance and to evaluate the implementation of the web-based programs. Theoretical background: Chronic Care Model, User-centered and emphatic design; diffusion of innovations; patient-provider communication models. |
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