ReviewApplied clinical informatics2022
Barriers and Benefits of Information Communication Technologies Used by Health Care Aides.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- ICT, health expenditures, and healthy life expectancy: empirical evidence from the Sub-Saharan African states.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Examining attitudes to uptake and sustainment of technology among care aides in the delivery of care: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Assessing the Usability and Feasibility of Digital Assistant Tools for Direct Support Professionals: Participatory Design and Pilot-Testing.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Acceptance of a Digital Assistant (Anne4Care) for Older Adult Immigrants Living With Dementia: Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Qualitative Analysis of Conversational Chatbots to Alleviate Loneliness in Older Adults as a Strategy for Emotional Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Technology Acceptance of a Mobile Application to Support Family Caregivers in a Long-Term Care Facility.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
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- Information and Communication Technology Based Integrated Care for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.International journal of integrated careArticle
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough information and communication technologies (ICT) are becoming more common among health care providers, there is little evidence on how ICT can support health care aides. Health care aides, also known as personal care workers, are unlicensed service providers who encompass the second largest workforce, next to nurses, that provide care to older adults in Canada.
objectiveThe purpose of this literature review is to examine the range and extent of barriers and benefits of ICT used by health care workers to manage and coordinate the care-delivery workflow for their clients.
methodsWe conducted a literature review to examine the range and extent of ICT used by health care aides to manage and coordinate their care delivery, workflow, and activities. We identified 8,958 studies of which 40 were included for descriptive analyses.
resultsWe distinguished the following five different purposes for the use and implementation of ICT by health care aides: (1) improve everyday work, (2) access electronic health records for home care, (3) facilitate client assessment and care planning, (4) enhance communication, and (5) provide care remotely. We identified 128 barriers and 130 benefits related to adopting ICT. Most of the barriers referred to incomplete hardware and software features, time-consuming ICT adoption, heavy or increased workloads, perceived lack of usefulness of ICT, cost or budget restrictions, security and privacy concerns, and lack of integration with technologies. The benefits for health care aides' adoption of ICT were improvements in communication, support to workflows and processes, improvements in resource planning and health care aides' services, and improvements in access to information and documentation.
conclusionHealth care aides are an essential part of the health care system. They provide one-on-one care to their clients in everyday tasks. Despite the scarce information related to health care aides, we identified many benefits of ICT adoption.
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