Access to Electronic Healthcare Information Resources in Developing                 Countries: experiences from the Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria

Watts, Chris; Ibegbulam, Ijeoma J.

doi:10.1177/0340035206063903

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“…In the library, students have to choose a particular database and be more selective in the search words they use (Waldman, 2003). Watts and Ibegbulem (2006) examined some of the barriers to the use of electronic resources available at the medical library of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Their findings revealed that lack of an adequate ICT infrastructure and affordable online access, absence of in-depth ICT skills and information searching skills among library staff and users are barriers to the use of electronic resources.…”

Section: Constraints To the Use Of Internet Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A study on the agricultural research scientists’ knowledge in the use of internet resources

Folitse¹,

Osei²,

Dzandu³

et al. 2017

IJRSC

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The study examined the Research scientists' knowledge in the use of Internet resources for research in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. A quantitative research approach was adopted for the study, using a survey as research method. A random sampling technique was used to select 109 agricultural research scientists for the study. Data were collected through the use of a structured questionnaire. A total of 98 cases were analyzed which represented 89.9% of the total sample. The data were subjected to frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, Pearson's product-moment correlation (r) and multiple regression. The results showed that most researchers acquired computer knowledge without undergoing formal training in the use of the Internet. Mostly they learnt through self-development. The researchers used the Internet mostly for research purposes. The study therefore recommended that various institutes should acquire more bandwidth for their Internet connections to accommodate more computers and to improve the Internet speed. Internet networks must be active and continuously sustained in order to make this valued resource effective in all agricultural research institutes.

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Section: Constraints To the Use Of Internet Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A study on the agricultural research scientists’ knowledge in the use of internet resources

Folitse¹,

Osei²,

Dzandu³

et al. 2017

IJRSC

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“…Others include; too much information on the Internet, lack of specificity, searching difficulties, inadequate ICT infrastructure, needs to acquire ICT and information seeking skills, lack of structure training, limited or hindered Internet access, relatively expensive nature of the Internet café and lack of current information materials on the Internet [33][34]25 and 35].…”

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Computer and Internet Use among Tertiary Healthcare Providers and Trainees in a Nigerian Public Hospital

Adeleke¹

2015

AJHR

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Abstract:The Nigerian healthcare system is characterized with paper-based health information management systems and grossly inadequate IT-skilled healthcare providers. Nonetheless, the emerging digitization and globalization has the potentials to speed up the transformation of the current healthcare systems and revolutionize the provider-consumer relationship between healthcare providers and their teeming patients. This cross-sectional study determined the utilization of computer and the Internet among healthcare providers and trainees in a Nigerian public hospital (n=232). More than half (112, 52 %) of the participants were females and the vast majority (154, 72.3 %) were aged forty years or below with a Mean age of 35 ± 9 years. More than a third (78, 36.6 %) of the participants had used the Internet for over three years and early exposure to computer use did significantly influence (χ2= 3.19; p= 0.00) their current computer use. Updates on professional issues appeared the major reason (98, 46.0 %) for searching the Internet and this was mostly accessed (149, 70.0 %) through cell phone. Google Scholar was the most (154, 72.3 %) deployed search engine and participants were often constrained (93, 43.7 %) to use these technologies by inadequate time due to their busy schedules. For better appreciation of the technologies, participants solicited for further training in health IT. Healthcare providers and trainees at Federal Medical Centre, Bida have good disposition towards computer and Internet use especially to enhance their professional practice and to improve patient care quality. They overwhelmingly indicated interests for further ICT training in order to boost their sources of information for an improved healthcare practice. Any effort made to enrich their sources of information and to enhance their usability of these technologies would be worthwhile.

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“…While EHR adoption has been low in some developed countries, the success of EHR adoption has also been low for developing countries, which are generally resource constrained (e.g. insufficient E-Health infrastructure), due to lack of (i) required ICT support, (ii) awareness among stake holders, and (iii) a drive to adopt new system or functions (Watts et al 2005;Diero et al 2006). Moreover, costs, available information technology infrastructure (including a lack of data processing facilities), and a lack of technical expertise and computer skills of staff are major issues which would need to be addressed before EHR implementation is possible (Watson, 2006).…”

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“…Healthcare, which spans across all ages, genders, races, culture and geographical boundaries, is an area of concern to all population. Many countries (especially developing countries) are plagued with critical healthcare issues such as chronic, infectious and/or pandemic diseases, a lack of basic healthcare programmes and facilities and a shortage of skilled healthcare workers (WHO, 2006;Watts et al 2005).…”

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E-Health readiness framework from Electronic Health Records perspective

Land

Ray

et al. 2010

IJIEM

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E-Health systems include applications of information communication technologies topromote healthcare services support, delivery and education. The success of an E-Health system is very much dependent on the success of EHR systems, as EHR forms the core of any E-Health system. Readiness assessment has been identified as an essential requirement for the success of EHR in terms of adoption rate and/or acceptance. Through a literature review of current E-Health readiness frameworks, it is observed that most studied components reflect healthcare providers' and organisational perspectives but there is an inconsistent coverage of the evaluation components. Further, an unclear measure of readiness levels poses another problem for E-Health readiness assessment. This paper presents an E-Health readiness assessment framework by integrating components of each reviewed framework and quantifying constructs (a graph-based approach) within the new framework.

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Access to Electronic Healthcare Information Resources in Developing Countries: experiences from the Medical Library, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria

Cited by 32 publications

References 17 publications

A study on the agricultural research scientists’ knowledge in the use of internet resources

A study on the agricultural research scientists’ knowledge in the use of internet resources

Computer and Internet Use among Tertiary Healthcare Providers and Trainees in a Nigerian Public Hospital

E-Health readiness framework from Electronic Health Records perspective

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