A preliminary usability evaluation of Web‐based portal application for patients with schizophrenia

Koivunen, Marita; Välimäki, Maritta; Pitkänen, Anneli; Kuosmanen, Lauri

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01111.x

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“…These include portals for patients with diabetes,25–31 COPD,32 asthma,33 breast cancer,34 attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,35 and schizophrenia 36. Web portals have also been developed to meet the needs of particular patient populations, including pediatric patients and their guardians,35,37,38 maternity patients,39 patients receiving in vitro fertilization,40 and older adults 41.…”

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Patient web portals, disease management, and primary prevention

Coughlin¹,

Prochaska²,

Williams³

et al. 2017

RMHP

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BackgroundEfforts aimed at health care reform and continued advances in information technologies have prompted interest among providers and researchers in patient web portals. Patient web portals are password-protected online websites that offer the patients 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection.MethodsThis article, which is based upon bibliographic searches in PubMed, reviews important developments in web portals for primary and secondary disease prevention, including patient web portals tethered to electronic medical records, disease-specific portals, health disparities, and health-related community web portals.ResultsAlthough findings have not been uniformly positive, several studies of the effectiveness of health care system patient portals in chronic disease management have shown promising results with regard to patient outcomes. Patient web portals have also shown promising results in increasing adherence with screening recommendations. Racial and ethnic minorities, younger persons, and patients who are less educated or have lower health literacy have been found to be less likely to use patient portals.ConclusionAdditional studies are needed of the utility and effectiveness of different elements of web portals for different patient populations. This should include additional diseases and health topics such as smoking cessation and weight management.

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Patient web portals, disease management, and primary prevention

Coughlin¹,

Prochaska²,

Williams³

et al. 2017

RMHP

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“…Koivunen et al (26) reported on an interactive, multiservice, on-line portal application called Mieli.net designed to help support patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders as well as hospital staff nurses caring for these patients. The content and the structure of the portal were designed based on a needs analysis of both patients and staff.…”

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Telepsychiatry in the Assessment and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Kasckow¹,

Felmet²,

Appelt³

et al. 2014

Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses

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Background Telehealth technology has become more available to providers as a means of treating chronic diseases. Consideration of the applicability of telehealth technology in the treatment of schizophrenia calls for a review of the evidence base in light of the special needs and challenges in the treatment of this population. Our aims are to assess the types and nature of distant interventions for patients with schizophrenia, either telephone-based, internet-based or video-based telehealth systems. Methods The following databases—MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and EMBASE— were searched for the following terms alone or in combination with schizophrenia: telepsychiatry or telemedicine or telepsychology or satellite communication or remote communication. Inclusion criteria were: 1) articles dealing with telephone-, internet- or video-based interventions and 2) studies emphasizing development of an intervention, feasibility or clinical trials. Exclusions included were: 1) single case reports and 2) papers not written in English. With our search terms, we retrieved a total of 390 articles, of which 18 unique articles were relevant. Results Based on the limited data available, the use of modalities involving the telephone, internet and videoconferencing appears to be feasible in patients with schizophrenia. In addition, preliminary evidence suggests these modalities appear to improve patient outcomes. Discussion More research is needed. Investigators need to improve existing telehealth systems. In addition, researchers need to focus on developing newer interventions and determining whether these approaches can improve patient outcomes.

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“…The data originally came from a large-scale national research project (Mieli.Net, Academy of Finland 207384) where a computer-based self-management system for patients with SSDs was developed and tested35–38 from a variety of perspectives.…”

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Connectivity to computers and the Internet among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study

Välimäki¹,

Kuosmanen²,

Hätönen³

et al. 2017

NDT

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PurposeInformation and communication technologies have been developed for a variety of health care applications and user groups in the field of health care. This study examined the connectivity to computers and the Internet among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs).Patients and methodsA cross-sectional survey design was used to study 311 adults with SSDs from the inpatient units of two psychiatric hospitals in Finland. The data collection lasted for 20 months and was done through patients’ medical records and a self-reported, structured questionnaire. Data analysis included descriptive statistics.ResultsIn total, 297 patients were included in this study (response rate =96%). More than half of them (n=156; 55%) had a computer and less than half of them (n=127; 44%) had the Internet at home. Of those who generally had access to computers and the Internet, more than one-fourth (n=85; 29%) used computers daily, and >30% (n=96; 33%) never accessed the Internet. In total, approximately one-fourth of them (n=134; 25%) learned to use computers, and less than one-third of them (n=143; 31%) were known to use the Internet by themselves. Older people (aged 45–65 years) and those with less years of education (primary school) tended not to use the computers and the Internet at all (P<0.001), and younger people and those with higher education were associated with more active use.ConclusionPatients had quite good access to use computers and the Internet, and they mainly used the Internet to seek information. Social, occupational, and psychological functioning (which were evaluated with Global Assessment of Functioning) were not associated with access to and frequency of computer and the Internet use. The results support the use of computers and the Internet as part of clinical work in mental health care.

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A preliminary usability evaluation of Web‐based portal application for patients with schizophrenia

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Patient web portals, disease management, and primary prevention

Patient web portals, disease management, and primary prevention

Telepsychiatry in the Assessment and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Connectivity to computers and the Internet among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study

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