ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2021
Understanding the Impact of Digital Health Strategies During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
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- Population health management in Saudi Arabia: A narrative review of system undergoing reform.Dialogues in health · 2026Review
- Nurses' continuance intention to use electronic health record systems: The antecedent role of personality and organisation support.PloS one · 2024Article
- Optimizing Surgical Care Amidst COVID-19: A Scoping Review of Practices and Policies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Use of a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to Predict Patients' Usage of a Personal Health Record System: The Role of Security, Privacy, and Usability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- mHealth App Barriers, Usability, and Personalization: A Cross-Sectional Study from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Attitudes of Patients with Chronic Diseases toward Management eHealth Applications Systems in Post-COVID-19 Times.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Users' satisfaction levels about mHealth applications in post-Covid-19 times in Saudi Arabia.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of COVID-19 has been analyzed from various aspects on the health care services management, accessibility and delivery of health care services. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to disruptions in health care services, which led to the increase in adoption of digital health technologies, mostly arising out of need and necessity.
objectiveFocusing on the prevailing situations (increasing reliance on digital health services), this study investigates the impact of digital health technologies from the perspectives of policymakers and citizens.
methodsA mixed-methods approach was adopted. Twenty-seven semi-structured online interviews were conducted with experts and policymakers for assessing the impact from policymakers' perspectives. An online survey questionnaire instrument was used to collect the responses from 1698 Saudi Arabian citizens in relation to the various aspects of digital health applications.
resultsHealth care expenditures increased during the COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in launch of various digital health applications. While policymakers defended their stand in improving health care services and accessibility; citizens reflected inability to book medicines/personal medical equipment online (Mean=2.4) and suffered a lack of personalized care (Mean=2.9) through digital health applications. Moreover, disparities exist between the population groups with respect to the accessibility, utilization, and perceptions of digital health technologies.
conclusionPolicymakers have to consider and address these differences in formulating digital health policies and implementing them.
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