E-health: transforming the physician/patient relationship

Benefits of Online Health Education: Perception from Consumers and Health Professionals

“…Through the Web, those with chronic diseases learn how to manage their conditions correctly. For instance, after seeking information from disease-specific websites, one-third of chronic disease sufferers reported taking their medications more regularly [19].…”

“…Researchers in the study observed that, unlike traditional patient handouts, the Web offers patients interactivity and engagement, which should enhance their learning and understanding. In the United States, those who suffer from chronic illnesses make up 70% of medical costs and 80% of deaths; improving the way their conditions are managed holds great potential for cost savings and reduced mortality rates [19]. Following the recommended criteria of EFA for perceived benefits constructs, the statistical analysis shows: (1) the value of KMO is 0.911(which exceeds the recommended value of 0.70), so the questions could be suitable for performing Exploratory Factor Analysis.…”

Promoting Access Through Complementary eHealth Technologies: Recommendations for VA’s Home Telehealth and Personal Health Record Programs

“…Advances in eHealth have simplified the tasks of finding and using health information, led to the creation of tools to help consumers engage and collaborate more fully in the healthcare process 2,3 , and have supported efforts to connect with consumers, disseminate information, offer new services, improve clinical encounters, and support disease management independent of geographic locations [4][5][6][7][8][9] . eHealth also has the potential to enhance access to healthcare services by offering novel channels for communication and information flow that complement existing systems.…”

Possibilities and Challenges of Transition to Ambulant Health Service Delivery with ICT Support in Psychiatry

“…In particular, patients with chronic diseases should be allowed to manage their diseases themselves as far as possible. This draws strength from the findings that the mobilization of a patient's own resources, as well as family and community resources, contributes significantly to the healing process (Ball and Lillis 2001;Brennan and Safran 2003). The trend also coincides with current management practice, oriented towards achieving quality and efficiency improvements through market mechanisms, with a client or customer focus.…”