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Evaluation of eHealth assistance in-hospital care for improved quality of life in patients

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  • Potluka, Oto
  • Švecová, Lenka
  • Kubát, Viktor
  • Liskova-Nedbalova, Veronika
  • Nečas, Tomáš
  • Lhotská, Lenka
  • Hejdová, Kristýna

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Health conditions contribute significantly to patients’ quality of life. Healthcare infrastructure and healthcare services, including their accessibility, belong to objective factors influencing their perception of their health. The growing disparity between supply and demand for specialized inpatient facilities due to the aging population calls for new solutions, including eHealth technologies. Automatized activities could be taken over by eHealth technologies that do not require a constant presence of staff. We tested whether eHealth technical solutions reduce patients’ health risks on a sample of 61 patients on the covid-19 unit in Tomas Bata hospital in Zlin. We have applied the randomized control trial to select patients for the treatment and the control groups. Moreover, we tested eHealth technologies and their help to staff in the hospital. Due to the severity of the covid-19 disease and its rapid course and the size of the sample in our research, we did not demonstrate a statistically significant impact of eHealth technologies on patient health. The evaluation results confirm that even the limited number of technologies deployed proves to be an effective help for staff in critical situations like the pandemic. The main issue is psychological support to staff in hospitals and relieving stressful work.

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  • Potluka, Oto & Švecová, Lenka & Kubát, Viktor & Liskova-Nedbalova, Veronika & Nečas, Tomáš & Lhotská, Lenka & Hejdová, Kristýna, 2023. "Evaluation of eHealth assistance in-hospital care for improved quality of life in patients," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:97:y:2023:i:c:s0149718923000381
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102261
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