Electronic Psychosocial Assessment Tool: Concept Development and Identification of Barriers to Successful Implementation

Abstract

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) have resulted in positive outcomes in a range of clinical studies, however, most have not had widespread subsequent uptake, partly because they were not developed with all stakeholder requirements in mind. In the current study, we engaged stakeholders in the concept development stage of a project to transform a psychosocial assessment into an ICT-enabled format. By engaging the stakeholders in this early process we were able to identify a range of software functionalities that are likely to improve the applicability for users, as well as identify possible barriers to implementation. KEYWORDS concept development, electronic assessment, healthcare, implementation barriers, information communication technologiesInformation Communication Technologies (ICT) are increasingly being used within healthcare settings with the aim of more efficiently and effectively meeting the needs of both patients and health care providers. The youth demographic has been a group of particular interest based on the assumption

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