TY - JOUR
T1 - The health information technology preferences and perceptions of newly diagnosed patients with cancer
AU - Elkefi, Safa
AU - Asan, Onur
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Background & goals: Patients with new cancer diagnoses have unique needs. In this study, we explored the technological needs and preferences of new cancer patients and the challenges to technology use among these patients. Methods: We used qualitative data from semi-structured interviews to identify the new cancer patients’ technology preferences. Interviews were recorded and then transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify the technology perceptions of new cancer patients, their technology needs, and the challenges of technology. Results: Most of the patients preferred mhealth technologies over other types of technologies to be used in their care management. The primary needs related to potential features in these technologies include access to information just in time, convenience, access to home care, self-management, privacy, interaction, and personalization. Patients also reported challenges of current technologies they utilized, including usability, impersonality, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness. Conclusion: Addressing patients’ needs to increase uptake and efficient use of technologies in cancer care is critical. Growing clinical and consumer informatics technologies can potentially help cancer management if designed by employing user-centered approaches.
AB - Background & goals: Patients with new cancer diagnoses have unique needs. In this study, we explored the technological needs and preferences of new cancer patients and the challenges to technology use among these patients. Methods: We used qualitative data from semi-structured interviews to identify the new cancer patients’ technology preferences. Interviews were recorded and then transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify the technology perceptions of new cancer patients, their technology needs, and the challenges of technology. Results: Most of the patients preferred mhealth technologies over other types of technologies to be used in their care management. The primary needs related to potential features in these technologies include access to information just in time, convenience, access to home care, self-management, privacy, interaction, and personalization. Patients also reported challenges of current technologies they utilized, including usability, impersonality, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness. Conclusion: Addressing patients’ needs to increase uptake and efficient use of technologies in cancer care is critical. Growing clinical and consumer informatics technologies can potentially help cancer management if designed by employing user-centered approaches.
KW - Health informatics
KW - Mhealth
KW - New cancer patients
KW - Technology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105275
DO - 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105275
M3 - Article
C2 - 37922660
AN - SCOPUS:85175558587
SN - 1386-5056
VL - 180
JO - International Journal of Medical Informatics
JF - International Journal of Medical Informatics
M1 - 105275
ER -