Use and preferences of information and communication technologies in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Ecuador
Use and preferences of information and communication technologies in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Ecuador
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DOI：
10.2147/jmdh.s208861
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Chedraui, Peter
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作者：
Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan;Vanegas, Emanuel;Chedraui, Peter
目的：本研究旨在评估厄瓜多尔高血压患者对信息和通信技术（ICT）的使用和偏好。方法：我们在2018年进行了一项匿名横断面研究，其中207例高血压患者使用密歇根州问卷的改编版进行了调查。调查共包括16个问题，要求患者量化他们对每种信通技术的使用情况，以及他们对使用信通技术接收信息和与医疗保健提供者沟通的兴趣。调整后的二项式和多项式回归analyses.Results：在调查人群中，74.9%的患者报告拥有智能手机，而79.2%的应答者报告可以访问互联网。总体而言，互联网（53.7%）仍然是获取高血压相关信息的主要来源，其次是YouTube（39.5%）和Facebook（30.2%）。WhatsApp和Facebook在接收和询问健康相关信息方面的兴趣最高。年龄较大，教育水平较低，始终与大多数ICTs.Conclusions的兴趣和使用较少：信息通信技术的广泛使用开辟了新的可能性，通过自我管理的教育策略，提高高血压患者的护理。应开展进一步研究，根据所研究的特定患者使用信通技术的模式和偏好，展示如何通过信通技术更有效地制定和促进干预措施。
Objectives: This study was designed to assess the use and preferences for information and communication technologies (ICTs) among patients with hypertension in Ecuador.Methods: We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional study during 2018, in which 207 patients with hypertension were surveyed using an adapted version of the Michigan questionnaire. The survey included 16 questions in total, in which patients were asked to quantify their use for each ICT, and their interest in using ICTs to receive information and communicate with health care providers. Adjusted binomial and multinomial regression analyses were performed.Results: Of the surveyed population, 74.9% of patients reported owning a smartphone, while 79.2% of responders reported having access to the internet. In general, web-based internet (53.7%) remains the main source for obtaining information related to hypertension, followed by YouTube (39.5%) and Facebook (30.2%). WhatsApp and Facebook were rated with the highest interest for receiving and asking health-related information. Older age and lower educational levels were consistently associated with less interest and usage for most ICTs.Conclusions: The widespread use of ICTs opens new possibilities for improving the care of patients with hypertension through self-management education strategies. Further studies should be conducted to demonstrate how to develop and promote interventions through ICTs more effectively, based on the studied patterns of use and preferences of ICTs for specific patients.