Introduction: This critical study was aimed to investigate the utility of the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) in predicting the current COVID-19 responses.Material and Methods: Number of infected patients, deaths, incidence and the death rate per 100,000 populations related to 55 countries per week for 26 weeks were extracted. The relationship of GHSI scores and country preparedness for the pandemic was compared.Results: According to the GHSI, the incidence rate in most prepared countries was higher than the incidence rate in the more prepared countries, and which was higher than the incidence rate in the least prepared countries. However, Prevention, Detection and reporting, Rapid response, Health system, compliance with international norms and Risk environment, as well as Overall, the incidence and death rate per 100,000 people have not been like this.Conclusion: Due to mismatch between the GHSI score and fact about COVID-19 incidence, it seems necessary to investigate the factors involved in this discrepancy.
{"title":"Critical Appraisal of the Coronavirus Preparedness among Countries using the Global Health Security Index","authors":"Elham Nazari, T. Aldaghi, H. Tabesh","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.384","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This critical study was aimed to investigate the utility of the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) in predicting the current COVID-19 responses.Material and Methods: Number of infected patients, deaths, incidence and the death rate per 100,000 populations related to 55 countries per week for 26 weeks were extracted. The relationship of GHSI scores and country preparedness for the pandemic was compared.Results: According to the GHSI, the incidence rate in most prepared countries was higher than the incidence rate in the more prepared countries, and which was higher than the incidence rate in the least prepared countries. However, Prevention, Detection and reporting, Rapid response, Health system, compliance with international norms and Risk environment, as well as Overall, the incidence and death rate per 100,000 people have not been like this.Conclusion: Due to mismatch between the GHSI score and fact about COVID-19 incidence, it seems necessary to investigate the factors involved in this discrepancy.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130635343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Identifying highly cited articles helps researchers find the most important areas, effective authors in the field, pioneer countries and frequently used journals. This study aimed to review the 100 most highly cited articles published in telemedicine journals.Material and Methods: The list of the telemedicine journals was found by searching the “master journal list” of the Web of Science database. Then, the name of each journal was searched separately in the “Publication Name” section of the same database and the results were sorted based on the “times cited” order. The first 100 articles that received the most citations were selected. The journal name, study type and study field were extracted from the final articles.Results: The top 100 highly cited articles were published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (n=54, 53.5%), Telemedicine and e-Health (n=45, 44.5%) and International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications (n=2, 2%). Most of the highly cited articles were review studies (n=55, 54%) and almost one-third of the reviewed articles were conducted on general telemedicine (n=28, 28%).Conclusion: This study revealed that some characteristics such as review studies, studies on general telemedicine, and studies being published in the oldest telemedicine journals were more likely used and cited.
{"title":"The 100 Most Highly Cited Articles Published in the Telemedicine Journals","authors":"Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari, K. Bahaadinbeigy","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.391","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Identifying highly cited articles helps researchers find the most important areas, effective authors in the field, pioneer countries and frequently used journals. This study aimed to review the 100 most highly cited articles published in telemedicine journals.Material and Methods: The list of the telemedicine journals was found by searching the “master journal list” of the Web of Science database. Then, the name of each journal was searched separately in the “Publication Name” section of the same database and the results were sorted based on the “times cited” order. The first 100 articles that received the most citations were selected. The journal name, study type and study field were extracted from the final articles.Results: The top 100 highly cited articles were published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (n=54, 53.5%), Telemedicine and e-Health (n=45, 44.5%) and International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications (n=2, 2%). Most of the highly cited articles were review studies (n=55, 54%) and almost one-third of the reviewed articles were conducted on general telemedicine (n=28, 28%).Conclusion: This study revealed that some characteristics such as review studies, studies on general telemedicine, and studies being published in the oldest telemedicine journals were more likely used and cited.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129984352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahdie ShojaeiBaghini, K. Bahaadinbeigy, Niloofar Farsi, Reyhane Malekmohammadi
Introduction: The only way to limit the prevalence of COVID-19 is to adhere strictly to health protocol. In this regard, WHO has provided the information needed to prevent and deal with this disease on its website. To investigate the Impact of Internet Health Information on Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols, in Iran.Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey and structural equation modeling which is done by students of at the Kerman University of Medical Science, Iran. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. SPSS 22.0, and SmartPLS 3software were used to analyze the data.Results: The present study investigated the impact of health information on the WHO website on adherence to COVID-19 protocols among the students of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The bootstrapping results indicate relationships between health information seeking constructs and information quality, satisfaction, and reputation. Regarding the other six hypotheses in the present study, it is predicted that they will be rejected in a larger sample.Conclusion: Online information is now available more easily, quickly, and at a lower cost compared to other sources, it should be constantly monitored and constantly improved in quality. Its usefulness, ease of use, accuracy, recency, and simplicity should be constantly investigated.
{"title":"The Impact of Internet Health Information on Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols","authors":"Mahdie ShojaeiBaghini, K. Bahaadinbeigy, Niloofar Farsi, Reyhane Malekmohammadi","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.385","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The only way to limit the prevalence of COVID-19 is to adhere strictly to health protocol. In this regard, WHO has provided the information needed to prevent and deal with this disease on its website. To investigate the Impact of Internet Health Information on Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols, in Iran.Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey and structural equation modeling which is done by students of at the Kerman University of Medical Science, Iran. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. SPSS 22.0, and SmartPLS 3software were used to analyze the data.Results: The present study investigated the impact of health information on the WHO website on adherence to COVID-19 protocols among the students of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The bootstrapping results indicate relationships between health information seeking constructs and information quality, satisfaction, and reputation. Regarding the other six hypotheses in the present study, it is predicted that they will be rejected in a larger sample.Conclusion: Online information is now available more easily, quickly, and at a lower cost compared to other sources, it should be constantly monitored and constantly improved in quality. Its usefulness, ease of use, accuracy, recency, and simplicity should be constantly investigated.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117181765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Health information systems play an important role in improving the quality of patient care and patient safety. to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency, they need to be evaluated. Although HIS evaluation has been investigated in many studies, there is no consensus on which aspects of HIS to evaluate. The aim of this study is to identify the indicators for the evaluation of health information systems and to provide an overview of the criteria devised and studies conducted.Methods: An umbrella review was performed exploring databases PubMed, Science direct, Web of Science, Science, and IEEE while following the PRISMA protocol. Articles were reviewed by two authors independently using the covidence tool to check the inclusion criteria and to extract the data items. Risk of bias was assessed using ROBIS and AMSTAR.Result: All included studies showed a high risk of bias according to ROBIS criteria. The extracted evaluation criteria were classified into 13 categories. Most of the studies believe that a more reliable and standardized tool is needed for the evaluation of health information systems. Two studies mentioned that surveys and questionnaires were the most commonly used method for evaluation of the systems. Summative evaluation was the most used method in two studies and the least used method in another one study.Conclusion: All the included studies had high risk of bias. Accordingly, further research and evidence is needed in this field. Most of the studies highlighted the need for more reliable and standardized tools for evaluation of health information systems.
卫生信息系统在提高患者护理质量和患者安全方面发挥着重要作用。为了确保它们的有效性和效率，需要对它们进行评估。虽然在许多研究中对HIS的评价进行了调查，但对HIS的哪些方面进行评价尚无共识。本研究的目的是确定评价卫生信息系统的指标，并概述所制订的标准和所进行的研究。方法:在遵循PRISMA协议的情况下，对PubMed、Science direct、Web of Science、Science和IEEE数据库进行综合评价。两位作者使用冠状病毒工具独立审查文章，以检查纳入标准并提取数据项。使用ROBIS和AMSTAR评估偏倚风险。结果:根据ROBIS标准，所有纳入的研究均显示高偏倚风险。提取的评价标准分为13类。大多数研究认为，需要一种更可靠和标准化的工具来评估卫生信息系统。两项研究提到，调查和调查表是评价这些制度最常用的方法。总结性评价是两项研究中使用最多的方法，另一项研究中使用最少的方法。结论:所有纳入的研究均存在高偏倚风险。因此，这一领域还需要进一步的研究和实证。大多数研究强调需要更可靠和标准化的工具来评价卫生信息系统。
{"title":"Health Information Systems Evaluation Criteria: Overview of Systematic Reviews","authors":"Ali Sharifi Kia, M. Beheshti, L. Shahmoradi","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.376","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Health information systems play an important role in improving the quality of patient care and patient safety. to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency, they need to be evaluated. Although HIS evaluation has been investigated in many studies, there is no consensus on which aspects of HIS to evaluate. The aim of this study is to identify the indicators for the evaluation of health information systems and to provide an overview of the criteria devised and studies conducted.Methods: An umbrella review was performed exploring databases PubMed, Science direct, Web of Science, Science, and IEEE while following the PRISMA protocol. Articles were reviewed by two authors independently using the covidence tool to check the inclusion criteria and to extract the data items. Risk of bias was assessed using ROBIS and AMSTAR.Result: All included studies showed a high risk of bias according to ROBIS criteria. The extracted evaluation criteria were classified into 13 categories. Most of the studies believe that a more reliable and standardized tool is needed for the evaluation of health information systems. Two studies mentioned that surveys and questionnaires were the most commonly used method for evaluation of the systems. Summative evaluation was the most used method in two studies and the least used method in another one study.Conclusion: All the included studies had high risk of bias. Accordingly, further research and evidence is needed in this field. Most of the studies highlighted the need for more reliable and standardized tools for evaluation of health information systems.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134091879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soheila Saeedi, K. Maghooli, Shahrzad Amirazodi, S. Rezayi
Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in men, and the early detection of this disease can be a significant factor in controlling and managing it. Applying data mining techniques can lead to the extraction of hidden knowledge from a huge amount of data and can help diagnose this disease by physicians. This study aims to determine the algorithm with the best performance to diagnose prostate cancer.Methods: In this study, nine data mining techniques, including Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, Naive Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, Neural Network, Random Forest, Deep Learning, Auto-MLP, and Rule Induction algorithms, were used to extract hidden patterns from prostate cancer data. In this study, the data of 100 patients, which included eight characteristics, were used, and the RapidMiner Studio environment was employed for modeling. To compare the performance of the mentioned approaches used in this study to diagnose prostate cancer, accuracy, recall, precision, AUC, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated and reported for all techniques.Results: The results of this study showed that the accuracy of the applied algorithms was between 77% and 84%. Using different criteria to evaluate the techniques used showed that the two algorithms K-Nearest Neighbors and Neural Network, had better performance and accuracy (84%) than other methods. The sensitivity in these two algorithms was 80% for Neural Networks and 85% for K-Nearest Neighbors, respectively.Conclusion: The usage of different data mining techniques can lead to the discovery of hidden patterns among an enormous amount of data related to prostate cancer, and as a result, it leads to the early diagnosis of this disease and saves the subsequent costs.
{"title":"Towards a Better Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: Application of Machine Learning Algorithms","authors":"Soheila Saeedi, K. Maghooli, Shahrzad Amirazodi, S. Rezayi","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.382","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in men, and the early detection of this disease can be a significant factor in controlling and managing it. Applying data mining techniques can lead to the extraction of hidden knowledge from a huge amount of data and can help diagnose this disease by physicians. This study aims to determine the algorithm with the best performance to diagnose prostate cancer.Methods: In this study, nine data mining techniques, including Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, Naive Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, Neural Network, Random Forest, Deep Learning, Auto-MLP, and Rule Induction algorithms, were used to extract hidden patterns from prostate cancer data. In this study, the data of 100 patients, which included eight characteristics, were used, and the RapidMiner Studio environment was employed for modeling. To compare the performance of the mentioned approaches used in this study to diagnose prostate cancer, accuracy, recall, precision, AUC, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated and reported for all techniques.Results: The results of this study showed that the accuracy of the applied algorithms was between 77% and 84%. Using different criteria to evaluate the techniques used showed that the two algorithms K-Nearest Neighbors and Neural Network, had better performance and accuracy (84%) than other methods. The sensitivity in these two algorithms was 80% for Neural Networks and 85% for K-Nearest Neighbors, respectively.Conclusion: The usage of different data mining techniques can lead to the discovery of hidden patterns among an enormous amount of data related to prostate cancer, and as a result, it leads to the early diagnosis of this disease and saves the subsequent costs.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116871003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, A. Mousavi, Khalil Kimiafar, Masomeh Sarbaz
Introduction: Despite the epidemic of Covid 19, the current budget constraints of governments do not allow to increase the budget of conventional rehabilitation programs. As a result, there is a growing need for cost-effective alternative strategies such as tele-rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was a systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation.Materials and Method: A systematic review, without time limit, was searched by searching for keywords in the title, abstract and keywords of studies in the authoritative scientific databases Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed on November 24, 2021. Randomized and controlled trial studies that used the Tele-rehabilitation approach as an intervention in the study and evaluated it in terms of cost-effectiveness were considered as inclusion criteria. Eligibility criteria were screened independently by two researchers. In order to evaluate the quality of the input studies to this study, the JBI quality evaluation checklist for randomized controlled trials was used. The same checklist was used to extract the data. The data elements in this checklist included the title of the publication, year of publication, country, number of participants, duration of intervention, technology-based approach, study population, study objectives and main findings of the study.Results: A total of 11 articles with inclusion criteria were included in the study. There was no significant bias in the studies and all studies had the quality of inclusion in our study. The Tele-rehabilitation approaches and health conditions evaluated in the studies were largely different. In (5.11, 45%) of the studies, Tele-rehabilitation interventions reported a significant improvement in the outcomes and clinical effects in the Tele-rehabilitation group versus the control group (face-to-face visit). In (7.11, 64%) of the studies, Tele-rehabilitation interventions were more cost effective than traditional rehabilitation interventions. However, in (4.11, 36%) of the studies, no significant difference was observed in the amount of money spent between the control and intervention groups. In addition, in 4 of the studies, no significant improvement in quality in the adjusted years was reported.Conclusion: The evidence from this study shows that Tele-rehabilitation services and care for the general public are more cost effective than face-to-face rehabilitation services. It is suggested that future studies to maximize the potential of tele-rehabilitation focus on improving patients' access to rehabilitation services and removing barriers to tele-rehabilitation.
导言:尽管2019冠状病毒病流行，但目前各国政府的预算限制不允许增加传统康复计划的预算。因此，越来越需要具有成本效益的替代战略，例如远程康复。因此，本研究的目的是对随机临床试验研究进行系统回顾，以评估远程康复的成本效益。材料与方法:于2021年11月24日在权威科学数据库Embase、Web of Science、Scopus、PubMed中检索论文标题、摘要和关键词，进行系统综述，无时间限制。随机对照试验研究采用远程康复方法作为研究中的干预措施，并根据成本效益对其进行评估，被视为纳入标准。资格标准由两名研究人员独立筛选。为了评价本研究输入研究的质量，使用JBI随机对照试验质量评价清单。同样的检查表被用来提取数据。该清单中的数据元素包括出版物的标题、出版年份、国家、参与者人数、干预持续时间、基于技术的方法、研究人群、研究目标和研究的主要发现。结果:共纳入符合纳入标准的文献11篇。本研究无明显偏倚，所有研究均具有纳入质量。研究中评估的远程康复方法和健康状况有很大不同。在(5.11.45%)的研究中，远程康复干预组的结果和临床效果较对照组(面对面访问)有显著改善。在7.11.64%的研究中，远程康复干预比传统康复干预更具成本效益。然而，在(4.11,36%)的研究中，对照组和干预组之间的花费金额没有显著差异。此外，在4项研究中，在调整后的年份中没有报告质量的显著改善。结论:本研究的证据表明，远程康复服务和对公众的护理比面对面的康复服务更具成本效益。建议未来的研究将重点放在改善患者获得康复服务的机会和消除远程康复的障碍上，以最大限度地发挥远程康复的潜力。
{"title":"Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of Tele-Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials","authors":"Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, A. Mousavi, Khalil Kimiafar, Masomeh Sarbaz","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.368","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Despite the epidemic of Covid 19, the current budget constraints of governments do not allow to increase the budget of conventional rehabilitation programs. As a result, there is a growing need for cost-effective alternative strategies such as tele-rehabilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was a systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation.Materials and Method: A systematic review, without time limit, was searched by searching for keywords in the title, abstract and keywords of studies in the authoritative scientific databases Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed on November 24, 2021. Randomized and controlled trial studies that used the Tele-rehabilitation approach as an intervention in the study and evaluated it in terms of cost-effectiveness were considered as inclusion criteria. Eligibility criteria were screened independently by two researchers. In order to evaluate the quality of the input studies to this study, the JBI quality evaluation checklist for randomized controlled trials was used. The same checklist was used to extract the data. The data elements in this checklist included the title of the publication, year of publication, country, number of participants, duration of intervention, technology-based approach, study population, study objectives and main findings of the study.Results: A total of 11 articles with inclusion criteria were included in the study. There was no significant bias in the studies and all studies had the quality of inclusion in our study. The Tele-rehabilitation approaches and health conditions evaluated in the studies were largely different. In (5.11, 45%) of the studies, Tele-rehabilitation interventions reported a significant improvement in the outcomes and clinical effects in the Tele-rehabilitation group versus the control group (face-to-face visit). In (7.11, 64%) of the studies, Tele-rehabilitation interventions were more cost effective than traditional rehabilitation interventions. However, in (4.11, 36%) of the studies, no significant difference was observed in the amount of money spent between the control and intervention groups. In addition, in 4 of the studies, no significant improvement in quality in the adjusted years was reported.Conclusion: The evidence from this study shows that Tele-rehabilitation services and care for the general public are more cost effective than face-to-face rehabilitation services. It is suggested that future studies to maximize the potential of tele-rehabilitation focus on improving patients' access to rehabilitation services and removing barriers to tele-rehabilitation.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129168613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Health information literacy can play a critical role in controlling and managing tuberculosis. Low knowledge of tuberculosis coupled with inadequate health information literacy may lead to poorer treatment outcome. Despite being one of the most deadly infectious diseases, there are few empirical studies on the health information literacy of tuberculosis patients in Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigated the health information literacy of tuberculosis patients in DOT Centres in Lagos State, Nigeria.Material and Methods: The study employed a survey design. The sampling method used was a multi-stage sampling method. A total of twelve Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Centres were selected across the three senatorial districts. A sample of size of 310 Tuberculosis patients was drawn using Taro Yamane formula. A structured and validated questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS version-23.Results: The findings of the study revealed that respondents had a high level of health information literacy in their ability to identify specific health information needs, access information sources and use information. The respondents also demonstrate the ability to obtain health information more easily from printed sources than from the internet. However, their ability to understand health information easily and evaluate quality health information was low.Conclusion: The study outcome indicates that health information literacy of the respondents can be improved upon. As a result, efforts should be made to educate tuberculosis patients on how to evaluate and comprehend health information by improving their understanding of health- related terminologies and assessing reliable health information.
{"title":"Health Information Literacy Of Tuberculosis Patients in DOT Centers in Lagos State, Nigeria","authors":"Olalekan Moses Olayemi, E. Madukoma, Haliso Yacob","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.372","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Health information literacy can play a critical role in controlling and managing tuberculosis. Low knowledge of tuberculosis coupled with inadequate health information literacy may lead to poorer treatment outcome. Despite being one of the most deadly infectious diseases, there are few empirical studies on the health information literacy of tuberculosis patients in Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigated the health information literacy of tuberculosis patients in DOT Centres in Lagos State, Nigeria.Material and Methods: The study employed a survey design. The sampling method used was a multi-stage sampling method. A total of twelve Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Centres were selected across the three senatorial districts. A sample of size of 310 Tuberculosis patients was drawn using Taro Yamane formula. A structured and validated questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS version-23.Results: The findings of the study revealed that respondents had a high level of health information literacy in their ability to identify specific health information needs, access information sources and use information. The respondents also demonstrate the ability to obtain health information more easily from printed sources than from the internet. However, their ability to understand health information easily and evaluate quality health information was low.Conclusion: The study outcome indicates that health information literacy of the respondents can be improved upon. As a result, efforts should be made to educate tuberculosis patients on how to evaluate and comprehend health information by improving their understanding of health- related terminologies and assessing reliable health information.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134543286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Pregnant women are always faced with common physical and mental problems during pregnancy and postpartum. Self-care through social networks as an effective and influential factor in women's empowerment can improve their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social networks in improving women's self-care during pregnancy and postpartum.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire. We invited 285 pregnant women referred to Fasa medical centers (Shiraz, Iran). 110 pregnant women agreed to participate in the study. Finally, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 96 pregnant women entered the study and completed the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage, frequency) and analysis of variance with SPSS 22.Results: Among the 44 roles of social networks in the self-care processes during pregnancy and postpartum "regular use of drugs and supplements" (4.43 ± 0.81), "timely and regular tests (screening, etc.) and “timely and regular tests (screening, etc.) and ultrasounds during pregnancy" (4.22 ±0.90) and "communication with a public health expert in health homes"(4.07 ±0.97) were the most important roles." Management, control and improvement of foot edema" (1.71 ±1.01), "Management and control of complications due to iron deficiency" (1.97 ±1.11) and "Social support" (2.25 ±1.17) were the least important roles.Conclusion: Social networks as an important source of information can help to improve women's self-care processes during pregnancy and postpartum.
{"title":"The role of social networks in improving women's self-care during pregnancy and postpartum","authors":"Fatemeh Dinari, Roghayeh Ershad Sarabi, Esmat Mashouf, Khadijeh Moulaei","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.371","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Pregnant women are always faced with common physical and mental problems during pregnancy and postpartum. Self-care through social networks as an effective and influential factor in women's empowerment can improve their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social networks in improving women's self-care during pregnancy and postpartum.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire. We invited 285 pregnant women referred to Fasa medical centers (Shiraz, Iran). 110 pregnant women agreed to participate in the study. Finally, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 96 pregnant women entered the study and completed the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage, frequency) and analysis of variance with SPSS 22.Results: Among the 44 roles of social networks in the self-care processes during pregnancy and postpartum \"regular use of drugs and supplements\" (4.43 ± 0.81), \"timely and regular tests (screening, etc.) and “timely and regular tests (screening, etc.) and ultrasounds during pregnancy\" (4.22 ±0.90) and \"communication with a public health expert in health homes\"(4.07 ±0.97) were the most important roles.\" Management, control and improvement of foot edema\" (1.71 ±1.01), \"Management and control of complications due to iron deficiency\" (1.97 ±1.11) and \"Social support\" (2.25 ±1.17) were the least important roles.Conclusion: Social networks as an important source of information can help to improve women's self-care processes during pregnancy and postpartum.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121304589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: The use of electronic prescribing has identified as a strategically important policy to improve health care. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review the issues related to security, privacy and privacy of electronic copying systems.Material and Methods: A comprehensive review of studies were conducted that published in English, free access to the full text of the article and without time limitation, by searching for keywords in keywords, title and abstract of studies in valid scientific databases Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Embase in June 4, 2021. Two researchers reviewed the title and content of searched studies independently. 137 related studies found and finally 25 main articles selected.Results: In general, the results of the study showed that in some countries, there are still no minimum requirements and standards for these systems; But the use of security and privacy protocols has been used in various ways. However, according to other studies, most patients and physicians are concerned about the privacy and security of medical data in the context of these systems. In general, security in an electronic healthcare system includes the seven main components of user authentication, patient confidentiality, licensing issues, scalability, integrity, non-denial, and confidentiality of information sent, processed, and stored.Conclusion: In this study, different protocols were classified into 7 main components. Although there are different protocols to ensure security, privacy and confidentiality issues; But the lack of international security requirements poses a major challenge to the adoption of electronic transcription systems. Given that the majority of patients and physicians were concerned about the issues of privacy and security of medical data, it is necessary for policy makers and managers in this area to pay attention to these issues before implementing these systems and provide a safe environment for implementing these systems. Provide patient privacy.
导言:电子处方的使用已被确定为改善卫生保健的一项重要战略政策。因此，本研究的目的是检讨有关安全，隐私和隐私的电子复印系统的问题。材料与方法:对2021年6月4日在有效科学数据库Web of Science、Scopus、PubMed和Embase中检索论文关键词、标题和摘要，免费获取文章全文，不受时间限制的所有英文发表的研究进行全面综述。两位研究人员独立审查了检索研究的标题和内容。共找到137篇相关研究，最终选出25篇主要论文。结果:总体而言，研究结果表明，在一些国家，这些系统仍然没有最低要求和标准;但是，安全和隐私协议的使用已经以各种方式使用。然而，根据其他研究，大多数患者和医生都担心这些系统中医疗数据的隐私和安全。一般来说，电子医疗保健系统中的安全性包括用户身份验证、患者机密性、许可问题、可伸缩性、完整性、非拒绝性和发送、处理和存储信息的机密性这七个主要组成部分。结论:本研究将不同的治疗方案分为7个主要组成部分。虽然有不同的协议来确保安全、隐私和保密问题;但是，缺乏国际安全要求对电子转录系统的采用构成了重大挑战。鉴于大多数患者和医生都关心医疗数据的隐私和安全问题，这一领域的决策者和管理者有必要在实施这些系统之前关注这些问题，并为实施这些系统提供一个安全的环境。提供患者隐私。
{"title":"Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality in Electronic Prescribing Systems: A Review Study","authors":"Reyhane Norouzi Aval, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, M. Sarbaz, Khalil Kimiafar","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.374","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The use of electronic prescribing has identified as a strategically important policy to improve health care. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review the issues related to security, privacy and privacy of electronic copying systems.Material and Methods: A comprehensive review of studies were conducted that published in English, free access to the full text of the article and without time limitation, by searching for keywords in keywords, title and abstract of studies in valid scientific databases Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Embase in June 4, 2021. Two researchers reviewed the title and content of searched studies independently. 137 related studies found and finally 25 main articles selected.Results: In general, the results of the study showed that in some countries, there are still no minimum requirements and standards for these systems; But the use of security and privacy protocols has been used in various ways. However, according to other studies, most patients and physicians are concerned about the privacy and security of medical data in the context of these systems. In general, security in an electronic healthcare system includes the seven main components of user authentication, patient confidentiality, licensing issues, scalability, integrity, non-denial, and confidentiality of information sent, processed, and stored.Conclusion: In this study, different protocols were classified into 7 main components. Although there are different protocols to ensure security, privacy and confidentiality issues; But the lack of international security requirements poses a major challenge to the adoption of electronic transcription systems. Given that the majority of patients and physicians were concerned about the issues of privacy and security of medical data, it is necessary for policy makers and managers in this area to pay attention to these issues before implementing these systems and provide a safe environment for implementing these systems. Provide patient privacy.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134365169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kosar Ghaddaripouri, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, N. Noori, Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi
Introduction: Many children may experience anxiety in treatment settings, especially in situations such as before surgery, dentistry and radiology. Virtual reality technology can provide a platform for reducing children's anxiety by creating a sense of presence in an unreal world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of virtual reality technology on reducing anxiety in children.Materials and Methods: A systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies was conducted in English without any time limit by searching for keywords in the reputable scientific databases PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE and Web of Science on September 12, 2021. Studies using virtual reality technology to reduce pediatric treatment anxiety were considered as inclusion criteria. Titles and abstracts were screened independently based on eligibility criteria. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs institute (JBI) checklist. Studies that scored above 7 were included in this study.Results: A total of 197 related articles were obtained, 10 of which were relevant to the objectives of the research. Input studies included children aged 4 to 12 years. In 7 studies, virtual reality has helped reduce children's anxiety during treatment (70%). In 3 of the studied studies, no improvement was seen in reducing children's anxiety (30%). In 7 of the studies found, children and parents were completely satisfied with the use of virtual reality.Conclusion: The results of systematic review show that virtual reality can make the treatment process more satisfactory and help manage their behavior by creating calmness and distraction, while reducing anxiety in children.
导言:许多儿童在治疗环境中可能会感到焦虑，特别是在手术、牙科和放射学之前。虚拟现实技术可以通过在一个虚幻的世界中创造一种存在感，为减少儿童的焦虑提供一个平台。本研究的目的是探讨虚拟现实技术对减少儿童焦虑的影响。材料与方法:于2021年9月12日在知名科学数据库PubMed、Scopus、EMBASE和Web of Science中检索关键词，对随机临床试验研究进行系统评价，英文检索，不受时间限制。使用虚拟现实技术减少儿童治疗焦虑的研究被视为纳入标准。题目和摘要分别根据入选标准进行筛选。使用乔安娜布里格斯研究所(JBI)检查表评估研究的质量。得分在7分以上的研究被纳入本研究。结果:共获得相关文献197篇，其中10篇与研究目的相关。输入研究包括4至12岁的儿童。在7项研究中，虚拟现实有助于减少儿童在治疗期间的焦虑(70%)。在其中3项研究中，在减少儿童焦虑方面没有发现任何改善(30%)。在其中的7项研究中，孩子和家长对虚拟现实的使用完全满意。结论:系统综述的结果表明，虚拟现实可以使治疗过程更令人满意，并通过创造平静和分散注意力来帮助管理他们的行为，同时减少儿童的焦虑。
{"title":"Investigating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing the Anxiety in Children: A Systematic Review","authors":"Kosar Ghaddaripouri, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, N. Noori, Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi","doi":"10.30699/fhi.v11i1.373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v11i1.373","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Many children may experience anxiety in treatment settings, especially in situations such as before surgery, dentistry and radiology. Virtual reality technology can provide a platform for reducing children's anxiety by creating a sense of presence in an unreal world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of virtual reality technology on reducing anxiety in children.Materials and Methods: A systematic review of randomized clinical trial studies was conducted in English without any time limit by searching for keywords in the reputable scientific databases PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE and Web of Science on September 12, 2021. Studies using virtual reality technology to reduce pediatric treatment anxiety were considered as inclusion criteria. Titles and abstracts were screened independently based on eligibility criteria. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs institute (JBI) checklist. Studies that scored above 7 were included in this study.Results: A total of 197 related articles were obtained, 10 of which were relevant to the objectives of the research. Input studies included children aged 4 to 12 years. In 7 studies, virtual reality has helped reduce children's anxiety during treatment (70%). In 3 of the studied studies, no improvement was seen in reducing children's anxiety (30%). In 7 of the studies found, children and parents were completely satisfied with the use of virtual reality.Conclusion: The results of systematic review show that virtual reality can make the treatment process more satisfactory and help manage their behavior by creating calmness and distraction, while reducing anxiety in children.","PeriodicalId":154611,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Health Informatics","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127634556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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