Developing a strategic understanding of telehealth service adoption for COPD care management: A causal loop analysis of healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Telehealth services can improve the quality of health services for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management, but the clinical benefits for patients yet not clear. It is crucial to develop a strategy that supports the engagement of healthcare professionals to promote the sustainable adoption of telehealth services further. The aim of the study was to show how variables related to the perception of telehealth services for COPD by different healthcare professionals interact to influence its adoption and to generate advice for future telehealth service implementation. METHODS:Data was thematically synthesized from published qualitative studies to create causal loop diagrams, further validated by expert interviews. These diagrams visualize dependencies and their polari

SUBMITTER: Gaveikaite V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058286 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature