Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Sep 13, 2023
Date Accepted: Oct 3, 2024
Perspectives of clients and healthcare professionals of the opportunities for digital health interventions in cerebrovascular disease care: a qualitative descriptive study
ABSTRACT
Background:
Cerebrovascular diseases are a major and potentially increasing burden to public health. Digital health interventions could support the provision of high-quality healthcare, but research is needed to identify opportunities to address health system challenges with primary users of services as key-informants of everyday requirements
Objective:
To identify opportunities for digital health interventions from clients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives to address health system challenges and improve care in cerebrovascular diseases.
Methods:
This study had a qualitative, descriptive approach. Semi-structured in-person interviews were conducted of 22 clients and 26 healthcare professionals in a single tertiary-level hospital in Finland between August 2021 and March 2022. The data was analyzed using a deductive and inductive content analysis.
Results:
Identified opportunities for digital health interventions in cerebrovascular diseases were organized according to the primary users and classified into 14 main categories and 27 generic categories, with 126 subcategories of requirements. The identified opportunities for digital health interventions were related to information, availability, quality, acceptability, utilization, efficiency, and accountability of health systems.
Conclusions:
This study identified several opportunities and requirements for digital health interventions from the primary users’ perspectives that provide valuable social insights to digital transformation and thus, emerging use of technologies and applications in in acute cerebrovascular care and healthcare. Clinical Trial: No
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