Modeling and Predicting Outcomes of eHealth Usage by European Physicians: Multidimensional Approach from a Survey of 9196 General Practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The literature has noted the need to use more advanced methods and models to evaluate physicians' outcomes in the shared health care model that electronic health (eHealth) proposes.

Objective

The goal of our study was to design and evaluate a predictive multidimensional model of the outcomes of eHealth usage by European physicians.

Methods

We used 2012-2013 survey data from a sample of 9196 European physicians (general practitioners). We proposed and tested two composite indicators of eHealth usage outcomes (internal practices and practices with patients) through 2-stage structural equation modeling. Logistic regression (odds ratios, ORs) to model the predictors of eHealth usage outcomes indicators were also calculated.

Results

European general pract

SUBMITTER: Torrent-Sellens J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231736 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature