An Exploratory Study of Information Needs of Telecare for Overseas Organ Transplantation

• Main Authors: Fu-Jong Shih, 施福忠
• Other Authors: Chao-Min Chiu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35828054108709021150

博士 === 國立中央大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 99 === Both local and international medical societies have been challenged by the revolution and speedy progression of high information and communication technologies (ICTs), and medical technology science. For instance, the services of medical care have reached out from single medical institute to the clients’ communities. Meanwhile, the interaction modes between health professionals and their clients have been extended from traditional face-to-face meeting to the virtual concept of e-health for long-distance care. In Taiwan, some health institutes have tried to explore the strength of implying tele concept of e-health communication and management to the telecare services. Taiwan’s government has also developed a series of early-phased protocols with this attempt. Nevertheless, until now, few evidences of the efficacy and effectiveness have been established. Recently, more and more patients with end-stage of disease went abroad to undergo overseas organ transplantation (OOT). This study investigated Taiwan’s organ transplantation health professional (OTHP) experts’ perspective of the needs and values the telecare services for OOT who returned to Taiwan. A Delphi research method was employed in this research. A purposive sample of the leading OTHP was obtained from six hospitals in the northern Taiwan. 27 subjects were invited to respond to a sequence of survey in order to learn their appraisals of the needs of providing medical information, and the expected functions of the telecare systems. After the Delphi analysis, there are 15 requirements acquired, including 5 medical information needs, and 10 function needs related to the telecare system.