Title |
Implementation factors and their effect on e-Health service adoption in rural communities: a systematic literature review
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-19 |
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Authors |
Eveline Hage, John P Roo, Marjolein AG van Offenbeek, Albert Boonstra |
Abstract |
An ageing population is seen as a threat to the quality of life and health in rural communities, and it is often assumed that e-Health services can address this issue. As successful e-Health implementation in organizations has proven difficult, this systematic literature review considers whether this is so for rural communities. This review identifies the critical implementation factors and, following the change model of Pettigrew and Whipp, classifies them in terms of "context", "process", and "content". Through this lens, we analyze the empirical findings found in the literature to address the question: How do context, process, and content factors of e-Health implementation influence its adoption in rural communities? |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 4 | 16% |
Netherlands | 3 | 12% |
Canada | 3 | 12% |
Spain | 2 | 8% |
United States | 2 | 8% |
France | 1 | 4% |
Belgium | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 9 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 17 | 68% |
Scientists | 4 | 16% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 12% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Poland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 310 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 62 | 20% |
Student > Master | 49 | 16% |
Researcher | 30 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 6% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 6% |
Other | 65 | 21% |
Unknown | 71 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Business, Management and Accounting | 39 | 12% |
Computer Science | 39 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 12% |
Social Sciences | 38 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 8% |
Other | 51 | 16% |
Unknown | 84 | 27% |