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Key Principles, Policies And Strategies In Promoting Telehealth, Stanley Mierzwa

Center for Cybersecurity

Policymakers, health service providers and community members face a myriad of challenges in rolling out or using telehealth services. These challenges relate to a broad range of issues, including policy and regulatory frameworks, governance structures, user adoption, digital literacy and capacity, infrastructure, as well as service quality, data safeguards, and institutional resistance to digital disruption.

This room aims to facilitate a discussion around the key policy and regulatory drivers, and other key building blocks, including those related to structural, capacity, technical and financial factors, for the effective introduction and scale-up of telehealth.

Room 2: Key Principles, Policies and Strategies in …

The Increasing Role Of Pragmatic Clinical Trials And Real-World Data In Healthcare Research, Julio A. Ramirez, Ruth Carrico

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

No abstract provided.

Health Website Evaluation - An Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Perspective: Assessing Quality And Cultrability Of Health Websites In A Covid-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review., Selma Kum Sing, Daniel Mcdonough, James Charles

Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin

Introduction

Health Websites have been used to improve the health and wellbeing of people since the internet was widely available to the world’s populations. The development of websites by health practitioners, hospitals, and governments has continued to grow over the past 20 years. Due to the restriction of movement and gatherings for populations globally caused by Covid-19, there has been a reliance on health information being disseminated via health websites. However, there has been little investigation into the appropriateness of health websites for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Aim

Review literature on digital resources and evaluate health websites based …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Output, Citation Analysis, Author Productivity, Collaborations, And Institutions Of Repute In Smartphone Health Applications (Sphealth Apps)., Dwight Figueiredo, Milind Chunkhare

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to rapid smartphone health application growth and usage, we analyzed literature published in the field of spHealth Apps. SciVerse Scopus was used as the database of choice for this study. Research productivity, collaborations, citation analysis, authors and institutions were presented using well established bibliometric indicators.

During the study period (2000-20), 4546 documents were published in total. The average count of documents per year was 227. English was the language predominantly used in the retrieved documents (97%). The h- index of the retrieved documents was 137. Author submission of keywords used in documents pertaining to sp- Health Apps included human, …

Use Of A Remote Patient Home Telemonitoring System (Engage Practice Solutions) In A Rural Health System To Decrease Rural Patients’ Utilization Of Acute Healthcare Services: A Quality Improvement Project, Christopher Baker

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Manuscripts

Individuals in rural areas of the U.S. have less healthcare access in large part due to access barriers, and include travel and wait time, distance to a provider, cost, transportation, and social and cultural components. Rural individuals have been found to be in poorer health and have higher rates of being uninsured and having chronic disease. These disparities lead to rural individuals requiring more expensive acute care once they are at the point of receiving care. A significant burden is placed on the individual and health system. The rates of emergency department (ED) use in rural areas increased 70% from …

Improvement Cycles In Medical Education: From Quality Improvement To Patient Care And Clinical Research, Julio A. Ramirez

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

No abstract provided.

Use Of Smartphone Technology To Promote Knowledge Of Home Safety, Bonnie L. Rogulj

Physical Therapy Collection

This brief article describes the use of smartphone panoramic 360-degree imaging technology to educate patients on home safety. By positioning "hot spots" on images of the home environment, a visual tool for patient education was created to illustrate safety hazards in the home.

A Preliminary Evaluation Of The Behavioral Gerontology Staff Training Protocols, Minyoung Kim

Masters Theses

Staff training in aging settings is integral to ensuring quality services, and such training has traditionally been conducted in person. With the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a need for innovative approaches to training that reduce exposure for trainers and staff. However, the efficacy of such an approach has not yet been demonstrated. To prevent the waste of staff resources at long-term care facilities, this study evaluates the efficacy of behavioral gerontology staff training protocols as a form of telehealth by utilizing graduate and undergraduate students as pilot participants. We use an additive concurrent multiple-probe design across participants to evaluate the …

July / August 2021, Randy Curry, Cindy Brooks

RURAL ROCKS

Rural Rocks, the Rural Health Network newsletter by the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

Multilateration Index., Chip Lynch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

We present an alternative method for pre-processing and storing point data, particularly for Geospatial points, by storing multilateration distances to fixed points rather than coordinates such as Latitude and Longitude. We explore the use of this data to improve query performance for some distance related queries such as nearest neighbor and query-within-radius (i.e. “find all points in a set P within distance d of query point q”). Further, we discuss the problem of “Network Adequacy” common to medical and communications businesses, to analyze questions such as “are at least 90% of patients living within 50 miles of a covered emergency …

August 2021, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

SWOSU COVID-19 Vaccination Opportunities

• The Delta variant is nearly twice as contagious as previous variants.

• Some data suggest the Delta variant might cause more severe illness than previous strains in unvaccinated persons.
• Unvaccinated people remain the greatest concern.

• The greatest risk of transmission is among unvaccinated people who are much more likely to contract, and therefore transmit the virus.

J Mich Dent Assoc August 2021

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Every month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association brings news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. No publication reaches more Michigan dentists!

In this issue, the reader will find the following original content:

• A cover story on “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Dentistry: Understanding the MDA’s Perspective”.
• A feature article, “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Dentistry: Its Impact on Oral Health — You Can Make a Difference!”.
• A feature article from the Journal’s DEI series, “Welcoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Students Considering Careers in Dentistry”.
• A feature clinical article …

Do Virtual Visits Have An Effect On Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing For Uris?, Sydney Harris, Eric Young, Jarrod W. Kile Rphd, Kathryn Zaffiri Mph

Research Scholars

No abstract provided.

Hubungan Kondisi Psikologis Stress Dengan Hipertensi Pada Penduduk Usia Diatas 15 Tahun Di Indonesia, Aenaya Delavera, Kemal N. Siregar, Ryza Jazid Bahar, Tris Eryando

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Stress adalah bagian normal dari kehidupan yang tidak bisa dihindari. Tetapi terlalu banyak stress dapat mempengaruhi kesehatan. Bertambahnya tingkat stress akan memungkinkan terjadinya peningkatan prevalensi hipertensi. Hipertensi adalah masalah kesehatan masyarakat global dan menjadi penyebab utama kematian dini di seluruh dunia dan memiliki tren yang selalu meningkat setiap tahunnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kondisi psikologis stress dengan hipertensi pada penduduk usia ≥ 15 tahun di Indonesia. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan analisis data sekunder Indonesian Family Life Survey 5 (IFLS 5) tahun 2014 yang memiliki desain cross sectional. Sampel berjumlah 13.667 responden yang memiliki data lengkap terkait …

Gambaran Perilaku Hidup Bersih Dan Sehat (Phbs) Di Era Pandemi Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) Di Indonesia, Febby Anugrah Utami, Faridah Sani

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Berdasarkan Riskesdas tahun 2018 proporsi anggota rumah tangga yang berperilaku benar cuci tangan dengan benar di Indonesia yaitu 49,8%, prevalensi merokok penduduk umur > 10 tahun di Indonesia sebanyak 29,3%. Jumlah kasus positif Covid-19 di Indonesia sampai tanggal 10 Januari 2021 yaitu 828.026 kasus dengan angka kematian 24.129 dan angka kesembuhan 681.024 orang. Untuk mencegah penularan Covid-19 dapat dilakukan dengan menerapkan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS). Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu menjelaskan gambaran Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) dalam mencegah penularan Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) di Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode tinjauan kepustakaan (literatur review) …

Latihan Senam Dapat Menurunkan Kadar Glukosa Darah Pada Penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe Ii, Rifa Fadhilah Lubis, Ramadya Kanzanabilla

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Diabetes melitus tipe II adalah suatu keadaan hiperglikemia yang disebabkan gangguan pada resistensi insulin dan sekresi insulin sehingga metabolisme tubuh juga terganggu, merupakan masalah yang serius dan menjadi salah satu penyakit penyebab kematian yang cukup besar di Indonesia. Salah satu cara diabetes ini adalah dengan latihan fisik. Latihan fisik yang dianjurkan salah satunya adalah senam aerobik, yang bertujuan meningkatkan dan mempertahankan kesegaran tubuh dan dilaksanakan sesuai prinsip F.I.T.T (Frekuensi, Intensitas, Time dan Tipe). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan dengan latihan senam secara rutin dapat mengontrol dan menurunkan kadar glukosa darah pada penderita diabetes melitus tipe II. Metode yang digunakan adalah …

Kajian Pustaka: Kurangnya Kualitas Tidur Dapat Meningkatkan Risiko Kejadian Diabetes Melitus, Novi Mesrina Cicionta Br Ginting, Pralampita Kori Mufidah

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Diabetes melitus merupakan suatu penyakit yang ditandai dengan kadar glukosa di dalam darah tinggi karena tubuh tidak dapat melepaskan atau menggunakan insulin secara adekuat. Penderita diabetes sering kita jumpai dan tingkat insiden terus meningkat tahun demi tahun. Tidur memiliki fungsi metabolik, dan beberapa penelitian menunjukkan korelasi antara kurangnya kualitas tidur dan peningkatan risiko diabetes melitus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bahwa kurangnya kualitas tidur dapat meningkatkan risiko kejadian diabetes mellitus pada orang dewasa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kajian pustaka. Ada 5 jurnal yang membahas kualitas tidur dan diabetes melitus serta memenuhi kriteria inklusi yaitu kurangnya kualitas tidur meningkatkan risiko kejadian …

Analisis Penerimaan Sistem Informasi Pencatatan Dan Pelaporan Kasus Covid-19 (Aplikasi Silacak Versi 1.2.5) Menggunakan Technology Acceptance Model (Tam) Di Upt Puskesmas Cipadung Kota Bandung, Nurfatia Negari, Tris Eryando

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Salah satu upaya untuk mengendalikan laju COVID-19 ialah dengan memperkuat sistem surveilans di fasilitas kesehatan tingkat dasar. Salah satu poin yang menjadi peran kunci dalam pemutusan rantai penularan COVID-19 adalah kegiatan pelacakan kontak. Kegiatan ini mengharuskan pelacak kontak untuk terus mencatat dan melaporkan kasus. Untuk itu, penggunaan sistem pencatatan dan pelaporan pelacakan kontak (Silacak) menjadi penting dalam menentukan kebijakan yang akan dibuat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menelaah penggunaan sistem pencatatan dan pelaporan COVID-19 dengan aplikasi Silacak serta penerimaan pengguna terhadap sistem informasi Silacak di UPT Puskesmas Cipadung Kota Bandung. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kualitatif dengan menggunakan desain studi kasus. Aplikasi …

Analisis Spasial Kasus Diare Pada Balita Di Kabupaten Banyumas Tahun 2019, Dyah Nurmarastri Sasabil Sidqi, Novia Anasta, Pralampita Kori Mufidah

Jurnal Biostatistik, Kependudukan, dan Informatika Kesehatan

Diare merupakan penyebab kematian balita terbesar kedua di seluruh dunia. Indonesia sendiri prevalensi diare untuk balita merupakan tertinggi dari seluruh kelompok umur sebesar 11,5% pada tahun 2018. Hingga tahun 2019 angka penemuan diare pada balita di Kabupaten Banyumas masih belum mencapai target yang ditentukan. Belum adanya gambaran spasial daerah yang rentan akan peningkatan kasus diare balita mempersulit upaya penemuan kasus yang penting dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya KLB. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mendeskripsikan, dan melakukan analisis spasial untuk melihat korelasi faktor risiko dengan kasus diare pada balita secara geografis melalui peta kerentanan serta menghasilkan peta buffer jangkauan pelayanan puskesmas di Kabupaten …

Child-Rearing By Imprisoned Women: Sadness, Anxiety, And Feelings Of Guilt, Umi Hani, Agus Setiawan, Poppy Fitriyani

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The number of imprisoned women continues to increase. Imprisonment of women affects them as perpetrators of crime and those who have relationships with and ties to them, such as children. This phenomenological study aims to explore the experience of imprisoned women in Jakarta in playing the role of mother. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore the experiences of seven imprisoned women. Through a thematic content analysis, we identified specific key- words, the results revealing the sadness, anxiety, and feelings of guilt experienced by imprisoned mothers in relation to their child-rearing. Imprisoned mothers also experience difficulties in meeting their children's needs, …

Maternal Factors In Stunting Among Vulnerable Children, Stefanus Mendes Kiik, Muhammad Saleh Nuwa

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Children with stunting in Indonesia and other low-middle countries remains a serious problem. This study aimed to identify the association between maternal education, maternal age, maternal height, preceding birth interval, and ANC clinic visits, and stunting among vulnerable children in Kupang Regency, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was con- ducted of two villages in Kupang Regency. The study sample comprised female ex-refugees from Timor Leste who had children aged 24–59 months. The subjects were chosen using consecutive sampling, with a total number of 154. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. There was a significant relationship between maternal education …

The Effectiveness Of Spiritual Intervention In Overcoming Anxiety And Depression Problems In Gynecological Cancer Patients, Lina Anisa Nasution, Yati Afiyanti, Wiwit Kurniawati

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Anxiety and depression are psychological distress that often occurs in gynecological cancer patients. However, there are few studies related to interventions to overcome these problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a spiritual intervention on anxiety and depression in such cancer patients. The research design was quasi-experimental, employing pretest and posttest on the intervention and the control groups. The total number of respondents was 108 patients, consisting of 54 in each group. The instrument used in the study was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The spiritual intervention consisted of four sessions, namely an …

The Smoking Behavior Of Health Workers In Asia: A Literature Review, Arif Rahman, Titih Huriah

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Health workers are role models in preventing smoking behavior, yet many are smokers themselves. This study reviews and analyzes the smoking behavior of health workers in Asian countries, based on databases such as PubMed, EBSCO, and Google Scholar in 2013–2018. It is shown that the prevalence of smoking amongst health workers was 4.6–44%, with the nursing profession showing a higher level than other health professions and with a higher ratio of male to female smokers. Health workers are aware of the dangers of smoking, including the effects of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, oral cancer, atherosclerosis, hypertension, fetal disorders, and infertility. …

Spiritual Behavior And Stress In Adolescents: An Initial Study, Sumiyati Tarniyah, Laili Nur Hidayati

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Spirituality is often associated with mental health, including stress. Older people tend to have high rates of involvement in spirituality rather than young people. This study aimed to identify the relationship between spiritual behavior and the stress levels of 152 high school students, using a descriptive correlation research design. The data collection techniques involved a spiritual dimension scale questionnaire and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42). The data were analyzed using Spearman's rho correlation test. The results show that the spiritual behavior distribution was mostly in the moderate category (53.3%), and stress level distribution was primarily in the …

The Healthcare Needs Of Families Caring For Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Astuti Yuni Nursasi, Nadya Tiara Sabila, Muhamad Jauhar

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem. Families need to meet healthcare needs during the treatment of TB sufferers. This study aims to identify healthcare needs of families caring for patients with the disease. The cross-sectional study involved 83 families caring for TB patients. The research was conducted at a Primary Healthcare Center in an urban area in West Java. The results revealed that 60.2% of caregivers were 18–40 years old, 60.2% were female, 51.8% were senior high school educated, 43.4% were housewives, 86.7% had an income under the regional minimum wage, and 55.4% had cared for the TB …

Hypertension Self-Care Management During Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis In The Meranao Tribe: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Jonaid M. Sadang, Sittie Inshirah P. Macaronsing, Narima M. Alawi, Normala M. Taib, Hamdoni K. Pangandaman

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The COVID-19 crisis has been a challenging and stressful event for individuals with known underlying health problems, not to mention their higher risk of contracting the disease. This phenomenological inquiry was conducted to explore the common self-care practices of the Meranao tribe in the Province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines, concerning their management of hypertension amidst the ongoing pandemic health crisis. This study employed a descriptive-phenomenological approach. Ten known hypertensive adults participated in the study selected using purposive sampling. Data collection employed focus group discussion (FGD) and then analyzed using Colaizzi's approach. Four themes were derived which explained the common …

Effectiveness Of An Adapted Virtual Medication Reconciliation Osce Compared With In Person Osce, Rick Hess, Kelly L. Covert, Mckenzie Calhoun Highsmith, Jennifer Trotter, Brian Cross

International Journal of Health Sciences Education

Introduction:

The objective of this study was to measure virtually-based objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) pass rates of student pharmacists who received remote, synchronous instruction on medication reconciliation compared with OSCE pass rates from the previous class, who received face to face synchronous instruction and OSCEs. The secondary objective was to measure student perceptions of remote instruction and OSCE preparation.

Materials and Methods:

Second year student pharmacists attended four online preparatory labs to learn and practice the process of performing a medication reconciliation. A virtually-based OSCE was used to assess student competency of identifying the primary or life-threatening medication related …

Assessing Telemedicine Outcomes With Hospitality Principles, Wei Wei, Yunying (Susan) Zhong

Rosen Research Review

Hospitality as a concept has relevance across many industries of service provision, including the health care sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the way in which patients access health care from their service providers. In this study, Dr. Wei Wei and Dr. Yun Ying (Susan) Zhong build a predictive model outlining the most important factors in enabling patients to experience positive emotional outcomes during telemedicine encounters.

Determining The Perception And Willingness Of Primary Care Providers To Prescribe Advanced Diabetes Technologies, Alexander O’Donovan, Sean M. Oser, Jessica Parascando, Arthur Berg, Donald E. Nease Jr., Tamara K. Oser

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Advanced diabetes technologies have produced increasingly favorable outcomes compared to older treatments. Disparities in practice resources have led to a treatment disparity by clinical setting, where endocrinologists typically prescribe far more such technologies than primary care providers (PCPs). Fully automated artificial pancreas systems (APS), which combine technologies to deliver and adjust insulin dosing continuously in response to automatic and continuous glucose monitoring, may be more straightforward for PCPs to prescribe and manage, therefore extending their benefit to more patients. We aimed to assess willingness of PCPs to prescribe advanced diabetes technologies through a cross-sectional survey of PCPs from 4 geographically …

Telehealth Policy Analysis: Recommendations To Improve Medicaid Reimbursement In Michigan, Adelheid Fisher

Doctoral Dissertations & Projects

Purpose: At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted flexibility for audio-only visits. However, CMS indicated possible cessation of reimbursement for audio-only telehealth when the pandemic ends. This project explored current audio-only telehealth reimbursement and proposed post-pandemic policies for Medicaid beneficiaries at the state level and the perceived benefits and challenges from the perspective of rural providers.

Methods: Data was collected from a rural ambulatory clinic that included patients ≥ 18 who received telehealth during the study period (April 2020 - May 2021). The providers at this clinic were surveyed on the …