Insufficient Behavioral Change Skill Hampers Adoption of Ehealth Services

Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten, Tess Goolkate, Michele Lankheet, J. H. (Han) Hegeman, Gozewijn Dirk Laverman, Bert-Jan van Beijum

2018

Abstract

This study aims to get, starting from behavioural change theories, a better understanding of the perceptions of patients regarding their own responsibility for promoting their health and to translate this into requirements for development and implementation of eHealth services. Nineteen patients with Diabetes Type 2 and nine older adults (>65 years) with lower limb or hip fracture were interviewed. The topic list was based on the Self-Determination Theory, the Theory of Change and the Social Cognitive Theory and included Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence, Motivation, Skills and Knowledge. Results show that both patient groups have insufficient knowledge about proper health management. In addition, patients with Diabetes Type 2 appear to be insufficiently motivated for life style changes with outcomes that become apparent mainly in long-term. Patients with lower limb or hip fractures are in contrast highly motivated but lack autonomy, competence and skills. Both patients groups feel positively influenced by relatives, rely to a large extent on or have a wish for more in depth involvement of the professionals. These issues will probably hamper patients from becoming proactive in improving their health and using technology but are expected to be solvable when addressed in the development of the technologies as well as with implementing in daily health care.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Vollenbroek-Hutten M., Goolkate T., Lankheet M., Hegeman J., Laverman G. and van Beijum B. (2018). Insufficient Behavioral Change Skill Hampers Adoption of Ehealth Services.In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-299-8, pages 119-125. DOI: 10.5220/0006675501190125

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe18,
author={Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten and Tess Goolkate and Michele Lankheet and J. H. (Han) Hegeman and Gozewijn Dirk Laverman and Bert-Jan van Beijum},
title={Insufficient Behavioral Change Skill Hampers Adoption of Ehealth Services},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2018},
pages={119-125},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006675501190125},
isbn={978-989-758-299-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - Insufficient Behavioral Change Skill Hampers Adoption of Ehealth Services
SN - 978-989-758-299-8
AU - Vollenbroek-Hutten M.
AU - Goolkate T.
AU - Lankheet M.
AU - Hegeman J.
AU - Laverman G.
AU - van Beijum B.
PY - 2018
SP - 119
EP - 125
DO - 10.5220/0006675501190125