Volume : 08, Issue : 05, May – 2021
Title:
28.AN ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES OF ADOPTION OF
E-HEALTH IN DISTRICT RAHIM YAR KHAN
Authors :
Dr Irshad Ali Magsi, Dr Sadia Islam, Dr Tashfeen Ikram AP, Dr. Mariam Pervaiz, Dr Syed Zafar Iqbal, Dr. Muhammad Umer Waheed
Abstract :
e-Health is skillful use of information and communication technologies across the whole range of functions that affect health. The beneficial impact of e-Health on improvement of health care in terms of operational efficiency and quality of patient care has previously been tested all over the world as well as in south east Asia. The literature defines Health care providers (e.g. medical doctors and professionals) as a key driving force in achieving e-Health initiatives. The attitude of this driving force in terms of acceptance, enhancing knowledge & skills and finally actual use would be pillars of e-Health building. To determine the impact of attitudinal factors on relationship between the level of Knowledge & skills and actual use of ICT’s among doctors in public and private hospitals of District Rahim Yar Khan. Cross-sectional survey design was used. Fifty medical doctors from government hospital and private hospital in District Rahim Yar Khan participated in the study. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the required data. Data was analyzed using SPSS software Version 16. No significant difference in ICT’s use or in attributes of e-Health was seen in male and female doctors. However, it was deducted that doctors working in private setups are more likely to adopt e-Health in their routine practice. The main factor in this context is lack of knowledge & skills despite availability of ICT’s in government hospitals. Complexity and limitation of time were other identified factors. There is need to shift from resource based to knowledge-based strategy to reap the real benefits of e-Health
Keywords ICT’s acceptance, e-Health, health care provider
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Irshad Ali Magsi et al., An Analysis Of Challenges Of Adoption Of E-Health In District Rahim Yar Khan.., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(05).
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