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A model for measuring e-health status around the world
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Hamid Moghadasi *   , Farkhondeh Asadi , Azamossadt Hosseini , Zahra Ebne Hossein |
| Assistant Professor, Health Information Management, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , moghaddasi@sbmu.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (9958 Views) |
| Background: Today, E-Health plays a significant role in enhancing the quality of health care services. However, there still exist noticeable differences in developing and applying E-Health across the world. The aim of the current study is to present a model for assessing E-Health status in different countries.
Materials and methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional design. The identified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) grading by International Telecommunication ::union:: (ITU) composed of four groups was assigned as a basis for sampling. One third of each group of the ranking was selected randomly. Five indicators were determined, and the combinations of the indicators were considered as “E-Health Status Indicator (EHSI)”. At the next stage, weight coefficient was assigned to each indicator. Then, scores of the indicators were calculated for each country, and the status of E-Health was determined for countries under study, in particular for Iran. The validity of tool was evaluated through content validity, and test-re-test method was used to check the reliability.
Results: The current study resulted in developing a model for measuring E-Health Status. The model helped to measure the E-Health Status score for Iran and other countries under study.
Conclusion: The model designed in this study can be used by organizations such as ITU to grade countries according to their E-Health status. According to the model, countries with higher E-Health grade could have the higher chance of success in E-Health development and deployment. |
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| Keywords: State anger; Trait anger, Expression of anger; Depression; Anxiety and stress |
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Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Medicine
Received: 2017 | Published: 2017
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