Autor: |
Elizabeth Mason, Weimin Li, Zhi Zeng, Peiyi Li, Jin Wen, Yunmei Luo, Xuexin Yu, Mohammad S Jalali |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054169 |
Popis: |
Objectives The growth and development of smartphones and eHealth technologies have enabled the potential for extended care hospitals (e-hospitals) in China in order to facilitate the success of a primary healthcare centre (PHC)-based integrated delivery model. Although the adoption of e-hospitals is essential, few studies have directed their research towards understanding the perspectives of healthcare providers. This study aims to identify the current readiness of healthcare providers to adopt e-hospital technologies, determine the factors influencing this adoption and describe the perceived facilitators and barriers in regard to working at e-hospitals.Design A cross-sectional study conducted in Sichuan, China, between June and September 2019.Settings Information was collected from healthcare providers who have more than 3 years of work experience from a tertiary hospital, secondary hospital, PHCs and private hospital.Participants 2298 medical professionals were included in this study.Outcome measure This study included a self-administered questionnaire that was used to assess participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, online medical practices, willingness to use e-hospitals and perceived facilitators/barriers to working at e-hospitals. Multivariate regression analysis was performed in order to evaluate the independent factors associated with e-hospital work.Results Overall, 86.3% had a positive response towards working at e-hospitals. Age (p |
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