Bridging the knowledge gap: towards a comprehensive mHealth training framework

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dc.contributor.authorKenny, Grace
dc.contributor.authorHeavin, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorNdibuagu, Edmund
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-30T11:10:39Z
dc.date.available2018-07-30T11:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.date.updated2018-07-30T10:42:52Z
dc.description.abstractMobile health (mHealth) solutions can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services delivered by Primary Healthcare (PHC) workers in rural communities in developing countries. However, a host of barriers can hinder the success of new mHealth implementations including low technology literacy levels and failure to communicate the benefits of the solution for all stakeholders. This paper argues that effective training of end users and all stakeholders can remove the barriers which stem from these issues, thereby improving the likelihood of successful implementation and enabling the eventual improvement of healthcare delivery. During a visit to Nigeria, the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding IMPACT, a new mHealth solution, were explored to ascertain the training needs of all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. The paper leverages data from this visit and presents IMPACTeD, a comprehensive mHealth training framework which aims to develop a collective understanding of the solution among all stakeholders, while also improving the technical ability and confidence of PHC workers. The framework will be implemented and evaluated during a second visit to Nigeria. This paper contributes to the scant literature in developing countries by providing a framework which can guide the implementation of further mHealth solutions in developing nations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Research Council (New Horizons REPRO/2015/116)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationKenny, G., Heavin, C., O' Connor, Y. and Ndibuagu, E. (2017) 'Bridging the knowledge gap: towards a comprehensive mHealth training framework, in Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2017), Guimarães, Portugal, 05 - 10 June, pp. 1348-1362. ISBN 978-0-9915567-0-0 Research Papers. Available online: http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2017_rip/22en
dc.identifier.endpage2720en
dc.identifier.issn978-0-9915567-0-0
dc.identifier.journaltitleProceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2017en
dc.identifier.startpage2711en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6531
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)en
dc.relation.ispartofECIS 2017: Twenty-Fifth European Conference on Information Systems
dc.relation.urihttp://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2017_rip/22
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dc.subjectMobile healthen
dc.subjectmHealthen
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen
dc.subjectTraining frameworken
dc.titleBridging the knowledge gap: towards a comprehensive mHealth training frameworken
dc.typeConference itemen
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