TY - GEN
T1 - Clinical users' perspective on telemonitoring of patients with long term conditions
T2 - Understood through concepts of Giddens's structuration theory & consequence of modernity
AU - Sharma, Urvashi
AU - Barnett, Julie
AU - Clarke, Malcolm
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This study involves conducting focus group discussions with clinical users (nurses and technicians) prior to the launch of telehealth service in Nottingham, UK, to elicit their initial perceptions about the service. It describes the findings from preliminary phase of otherwise a larger longitudinal study. Using Giddens's concepts from structuration theory and consequence of modernity, we were able to acknowledge trust and sense of security as two very salient aspects that govern adoption of new technological innovation. Unattended, these aspects contribute to arousal of conflict and contradiction within a system. In order for successful telehealth implementations in health care setting, providers of the service, need to focus on ways in which clinical users' trust can be gained and sense of security can be promoted while using the telehealth service and technology.
AB - This study involves conducting focus group discussions with clinical users (nurses and technicians) prior to the launch of telehealth service in Nottingham, UK, to elicit their initial perceptions about the service. It describes the findings from preliminary phase of otherwise a larger longitudinal study. Using Giddens's concepts from structuration theory and consequence of modernity, we were able to acknowledge trust and sense of security as two very salient aspects that govern adoption of new technological innovation. Unattended, these aspects contribute to arousal of conflict and contradiction within a system. In order for successful telehealth implementations in health care setting, providers of the service, need to focus on ways in which clinical users' trust can be gained and sense of security can be promoted while using the telehealth service and technology.
KW - Structuration theory
KW - Telemonitoring
KW - User perception
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649541070&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-588-4-545
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-588-4-545
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:78649541070
SN - 9781607505877
VL - 160
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 545
EP - 549
BT - Medinfo 2010 -
PB - IOS Press
ER -