EHealth Implementation Issues in Low-Resource Countries: Model, Survey, and Analysis of User Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of eHealth in low-resource countries (LRCs) is challenged by limited resources and infrastructure, lack of focus on eHealth agendas, ethical and legal considerations, lack of common system interoperability standards, unreliable power, and shortage of trained workers.

Objective

The aim of this study is to describe and study the current situation of eHealth implementation in a small number of LRCs from the perspectives of their professional eHealth users.

Methods

We developed a structural equation model that reflects the opinions of professional eHealth users who work on LRC health care front lines. We recruited country coordinators from 4 LRCs to help recruit survey participants: India, Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya. Through a web-based survey

SUBMITTER: Archer N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277330 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature