PATIENTS' AND PHYSICIANS' PERSPECTIVES ABOUT USING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN IRAN: A QUALITATIVE STUDY.

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Perspectives in health information management / AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association Pub Date : 2021-10-01 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01

Zari Dehnavi, Haleh Ayatollahi, Morteza Hemmat, Rowshanak Abbasi

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Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is known as a major chronic disease that has a number of consequences affecting individuals' health conditions and socioeconomic aspects of life. These challenges require innovative interventions, such as self-management to improve patients' health condition and reduce the economic burden of healthcare systems. The current research aimed to identify patients' and physicians' perspectives about the use of health information technology in diabetes management in Iran.

Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted in 2019. In order to collect data, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight patients and 10 specialists in an endocrine and metabolism research center and in a teaching hospital. The interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Finally, data were analyzed by using framework analysis method and MAXQDA version 10.

Results: According to the results, both patients and physicians believed that while using health information technology can improve access to healthcare services, the high cost of technology may hinder its usage. Factors such as government and health system support can motivate users to use the technology, and factors such as lack of user training and technical problems may have a negative impact on technology usage.

Conclusion: As a number of motivational and inhibitory factors may influence the use of health information technology in diabetes management, it is imperative to take each of these factors into account before designing and implementing new technologies, especially for diabetes management.

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伊朗患者和医生对在糖尿病管理中使用健康信息技术的看法:一项定性研究。

导读:糖尿病被认为是一种主要的慢性疾病，它有许多影响个人健康状况和社会经济生活方面的后果。这些挑战需要创新的干预措施，例如自我管理，以改善患者的健康状况并减轻卫生保健系统的经济负担。目前的研究旨在确定伊朗患者和医生对在糖尿病管理中使用卫生信息技术的看法。方法:本研究为2019年进行的定性研究。为了收集数据，对内分泌和代谢研究中心和教学医院的8名患者和10名专家进行了半结构化访谈。这些采访都经过数字记录并逐字记录下来。最后，采用框架分析法和MAXQDA version 10对数据进行分析。结果:根据结果，患者和医生都认为，虽然使用卫生信息技术可以改善卫生保健服务的可及性，但技术的高成本可能会阻碍其使用。诸如政府和卫生系统支持等因素可以激励用户使用该技术，而诸如缺乏用户培训和技术问题等因素可能对技术使用产生负面影响。结论:由于许多激励因素和抑制因素可能会影响健康信息技术在糖尿病管理中的使用，因此在设计和实施新技术之前，必须考虑到这些因素，特别是对于糖尿病管理。

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期刊介绍： Perspectives in Health Information Management is a scholarly, peer-reviewed research journal whose mission is to advance health information management practice and to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between HIM professionals and others in disciplines supporting the advancement of the management of health information. The primary focus is to promote the linkage of practice, education, and research and to provide contributions to the understanding or improvement of health information management processes and outcomes.