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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2017

Fifteen Challenges in Establishing a Multidisciplinary Research Program on eHealth Research in a University Setting: A Case Study.

Helena Grönqvist, Erik Martin Gustaf Olsson, Birgitta Johansson, Claes Held, Jonas Sjöström, Annika Lindahl Norberg, Emma Hovén, Robbert Sanderman, Theo van Achterberg, Louise von Essen

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Helena GrönqvistU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1932-4438
Erik Martin Gustaf OlssonU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1591-7407
Birgitta JohanssonU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6226-6849
Claes HeldU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-9402-7404
Jonas SjöströmU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6920-4114
Annika Lindahl NorbergU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5276-6177
Emma HovénU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-9335-9714
Robbert SandermanDepartment of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0823-1159
Theo van AchterbergAcademic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0111-6622
Louise von EssenU-CARE, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5816-7231

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundU-CARE is a multidisciplinary eHealth research program that involves the disciplines of caring science, clinical psychology, health economics, information systems, and medical science. It was set up from scratch in a university setting in 2010, funded by a governmental initiative. While establishing the research program, many challenges were faced. Systematic documentation of experiences from establishing new research environments is scarce.

objectiveThe aim of this paper was to describe the challenges of establishing a publicly funded multidisciplinary eHealth research environment.

methodsResearchers involved in developing the research program U-CARE identified challenges in the formal documentation and by reflecting on their experience of developing the program. The authors discussed the content and organization of challenges into themes until consensus was reached.

resultsThe authors identified 15 major challenges, some general to establishing a new research environment and some specific for multidisciplinary eHealth programs. The challenges were organized into 6 themes: Organization, Communication, Implementation, Legislation, Software development, and Multidisciplinarity.

conclusionsSeveral challenges were faced during the development of the program and several accomplishments were made. By sharing our experience, we hope to help other research groups embarking on a similar journey to be prepared for some of the challenges they are likely to face on their way.

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HumansInterdisciplinary StudiesResearch DesignTelemedicineUniversitieseHealthinterdisciplinary studiesorganization and administration

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PMID28536090
PMCPMC5461416

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