Needs Assesment of Potential Users for Tele-health Surveillance System.
- Author:
So Mi PARK
1
;
Sung Oh HWANG
;
Young Ro YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing and Emergency Medicine1, Wonju College of Medicine, Korea. shwang@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Telemedicine;
Needs Assessment
- MeSH:
Computers, Handheld;
Early Detection of Cancer;
Equidae*;
Health Promotion;
Heart;
House Calls;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Needs Assessment;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Telemedicine
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2005;11(1):27-33
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to assess the potential users' needs for a tele-health surveillance system and to develop a program that reflects the clients' needs. METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted using interviews with a questionnaire during home visitations. Four hundred subjects from residences two affluent areas of Korea were selected by convenience sampling. RESULTS: Through the tele-health surveillance system, they wanted to manage diseases such as heart disease(23.0%), cancers(20.5%) and endocrine diseases(17.5%). The highest score for areas of the tele-health surveillance system was cancer screening. The most highly preferred reporting system was immediate reporting of the screening results by a personal digital assistant with a tailored health management system that reflects their own bio-signals. CONCLUSION: Potential users want to manage their health in disease prevention and health promotion as well as treating diseases. These aspects should be considered in the development and utilization of a tele-health surveillance system.
