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ArticleJournal of patient experience2016

How Can Home Care Patients and Their Caregivers Better Manage Fall Risks by Leveraging Information Technology?

Dari Alhuwail, Güneş Koru, Eun-Shim Nahm

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dari AlhuwailDepartment of Information Science, College of Computing Sciences and Engineering, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Güneş KoruDepartment of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA.
Eun-Shim NahmSchool of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kuwait University · KWUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFrom the perspectives of home care patients and caregivers, this study aimed to (a) identify the challenges for better fall-risk management during home care episodes and (b) explore the opportunities for them to leverage health information technology (IT) solutions to improve fall-risk management during home care episodes.

methodsTwelve in-depth semistructured interviews with the patients and caregivers were conducted within a descriptive single case study design in 1 home health agency (HHA) in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

resultsPatients and caregivers faced challenges to manage fall risks such as unmanaged expectations, deteriorating cognitive abilities, and poor care coordination between the HHA and physician practices. Opportunities to leverage health IT solutions included patient portals, telehealth, and medication reminder apps on smartphones.

conclusionEffectively leveraging health IT could further empower patients and caregivers to reduce fall risks by acquiring the necessary information and following clinical advice and recommendations. The HHAs could improve the quality of care by adopting IT solutions that show more promise of improving the experiences of patients and caregivers in fall-risk management.

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fall-risk managementhealth information technologyhome health careinformaticspatient engagement

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PMID28725850
PMCPMC5513656
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