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Challenges in the Adoption of eHealth and mHealth for Adult Mental Health Management—Evidence from Romania

New methods of connecting physicians and patients have arisen. Technology is playing a crucial role and the concept of hybrid doctor–patient relationship is considered relevant for the competitive health management system. At the same time, the need for knowledge about implementing policies and best...

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Autores principales: Tudor, Andra Ioana Maria, Nichifor, Eliza, Litră, Adriana Veronica, Chițu, Ioana Bianca, Brătucu, Tamara-Oana, Brătucu, Gabriel
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9368613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954526
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159172
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author Tudor, Andra Ioana Maria
Nichifor, Eliza
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Brătucu, Gabriel
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Nichifor, Eliza
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description New methods of connecting physicians and patients have arisen. Technology is playing a crucial role and the concept of hybrid doctor–patient relationship is considered relevant for the competitive health management system. At the same time, the need for knowledge about implementing policies and best practices into the system is highly demanding. Digital tools, such as eHealth or mHealth can improve the traditional approach to consulting patients without requiring face-to-face interaction. However, due to the discussion surrounding the adoption of these technologies, the authors performed the study with two marketing research methods. The first is qualitative and is related to the opinions, attitudes, and beliefs of Romanian experts on the use of eHealth and mHealth for the prevention, detection, and treatment of mild mental disorders. The second method quantifies the opinions, attitudes, and behaviours of Romanian adults on their openness to adopt new technologies for mental health management. The main findings of the research highlight three factors that can increase the chances of adults using technology for health-related needs: (1) accessibility (2) data security, and (3) content. These are the main aspects that influence the well-being of both young and older adults, who both need support regarding mental health management.
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spelling pubmed-93686132022-08-12 Challenges in the Adoption of eHealth and mHealth for Adult Mental Health Management—Evidence from Romania Tudor, Andra Ioana Maria Nichifor, Eliza Litră, Adriana Veronica Chițu, Ioana Bianca Brătucu, Tamara-Oana Brătucu, Gabriel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article New methods of connecting physicians and patients have arisen. Technology is playing a crucial role and the concept of hybrid doctor–patient relationship is considered relevant for the competitive health management system. At the same time, the need for knowledge about implementing policies and best practices into the system is highly demanding. Digital tools, such as eHealth or mHealth can improve the traditional approach to consulting patients without requiring face-to-face interaction. However, due to the discussion surrounding the adoption of these technologies, the authors performed the study with two marketing research methods. The first is qualitative and is related to the opinions, attitudes, and beliefs of Romanian experts on the use of eHealth and mHealth for the prevention, detection, and treatment of mild mental disorders. The second method quantifies the opinions, attitudes, and behaviours of Romanian adults on their openness to adopt new technologies for mental health management. The main findings of the research highlight three factors that can increase the chances of adults using technology for health-related needs: (1) accessibility (2) data security, and (3) content. These are the main aspects that influence the well-being of both young and older adults, who both need support regarding mental health management. MDPI 2022-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9368613/ /pubmed/35954526 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159172 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Challenges in the Adoption of eHealth and mHealth for Adult Mental Health Management—Evidence from Romania
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