Technology acceptance and care self-management: consideration in context of chronic care management

Wannatawee, P., Alhammad, M. and Gulliver, S. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-5448 (2014) Technology acceptance and care self-management: consideration in context of chronic care management. In: Michell, V., Rosenorn-Lanng, D. J., Gulliver, S. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-5448 and Currie, W. (eds.) Handbook of research on patient safety and quality care through health informatics. Advances in healthcare information systems and informatics. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania, pp. 295-313. ISBN 9781466645462 doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4546-2.ch016

Abstract/Summary

With an aging global population, the number of people living with a chronic illness is expected to increase significantly by 2050. If left unmanaged, chronic care leads to serious health complications, resulting in poor patient quality of life and a costly time bomb for care providers. If effectively managed, patients with chronic care tend to live a richer and more healthy life, resulting in a less costly total care solution. This chapter considers literature from the areas of technology acceptance and care self-management, which aims to alleviate symptoms and/or reason for non-acceptance of care, and thus minimise the risk of long-term complications, which in turn reduces the chance of spiralling health expenditure. By bringing together these areas, the chapter highlights areas where self-management is failing so that changes can be made in care in advance of health deterioration.

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Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Publisher	IGI Global
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