Design of an mHealth app for the self-management of adolescent type 1 diabetes: a pilot studyJoseph A Cafazzo
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Internet Res 14:e70. 2012
..However, this has not been shown in the adolescent type 1 population, despite their predisposition to the use of technology. We hypothesized that a more tailored approach and a strong adherence mechanism is needed for this group...
- Effect of home blood pressure telemonitoring with self-care support on uncontrolled systolic hypertension in diabetics
Alexander G Logan
Prosserman Centre for Health Research, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 435 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
Hypertension 60:51-7. 2012
..Home blood pressure monitoring alone had no effect on blood pressure. Promoting patient self-care may have negative psychological effects...
- Applying usability heuristics to radiotherapy systems
Alvita J Chan
Healthcare Human Factors, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Radiother Oncol 102:142-7. 2012
..Since radiotherapy treatment delivery systems often consist of multiple complex user-interfaces, a heuristic evaluation was conducted to assess the potential safety issues of such a system...
- Developing healthcare rule-based expert systems: case study of a heart failure telemonitoring system
Emily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Med Inform 81:556-65. 2012
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Mobile phone-based telemonitoring for heart failure management: a randomized controlled trialEmily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Internet Res 14:e31. 2012
..Mobile phones are becoming ubiquitous and economical, but the feasibility and efficacy of a mobile phone-based telemonitoring system have not been determined...
A mobile phone based remote patient monitoring system for chronic disease managementMathieu Trudel
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Stud Health Technol Inform 129:167-71. 2007
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- Self-care and quality of life of heart failure patients at a multidisciplinary heart function clinic
Emily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Cardiovasc Nurs 26:377-85. 2011
..Multidisciplinary heart function clinics aim to improve self-care through patient education and to provide clinical management...
- Patient perceptions of remote monitoring for nocturnal home hemodialysis
Joseph A Cafazzo
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hemodial Int 14:471-7. 2010
..However, RPM alone is likely insufficient to alter patients' attitudes to undergo NHHD. RPM is a common expectation of CHD patients considering the therapy, at a minimum during the transitional phase...
- Perceptions and experiences of heart failure patients and clinicians on the use of mobile phone-based telemonitoring
Emily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Internet Res 14:e25. 2012
..Previous trials of heart failure telemonitoring systems have produced inconsistent findings, largely due to diverse interventions and study designs...
- Patients' experiences with learning a complex medical device for the self-administration of nocturnal home hemodialysis
Jennifer Wong
The Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Nephrol Nurs J 36:27-32. 2009
..If the trend of patient self-treatment at home continues to increase, it is important for clinician educators to be attentive to self-treatment as a socially situated activity...
- Patient-perceived barriers to the adoption of nocturnal home hemodialysis
Joseph A Cafazzo
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 4:784-9. 2009
..Nocturnal home hemodialysis (NHHD) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes, although adoption has been limited. Given the known benefits, an understanding of the barriers to adoption is needed...
- Attitudes of heart failure patients and health care providers towards mobile phone-based remote monitoring
Emily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Internet Res 12:e55. 2010
..However, little is known about whether patients and their health care providers are willing and able to use this technology...
- Order sets in health care: a systematic review of their effects
Alvita J Chan
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 28:235-40. 2012
..To determine the effectiveness of order sets in improving guideline adherence, treatment outcomes, processes of care, efficiency, and cost, we conducted a systematic review of the literature...
- Effectiveness of asynchronous tele-endoscopy
Anushiya Ganeshalingam
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gastrointest Endosc 71:461-7, 467.e1-2. 2010
..Asynchronous tele-endoscopy can improve access and quality of patient care. This is the first published evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of highly compressed digital video in GI endoscopy...
- The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy
Alvita J Chan
Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
Radiother Oncol 97:596-600. 2010
..Using human factors methods, a radiotherapy treatment delivery process was evaluated, and a redesign was undertaken to determine the effect on system safety...
- UK and Canadian perspectives of the effectiveness of mobile diabetes management systems
Emily Seto
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009:6584-7. 2009
..Some of the clinical results and challenges are presented together with future work and suggestions that aim to validate a generic platform for mobile diabetes management...
- Human factors perspectives on a systemic approach to ensuring a safer medication delivery process
Joseph A Cafazzo
Healthcare Human Factors, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network UHN, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Healthc Q 12:70-4. 2009
..Much of what is required from organizations is to transcend the organizational boundaries of medicine, pharmacy and nursing to produce a delivery system that ensures an integrated approach that addresses all stakeholders' needs...
- The user-centered approach in the development of a complex hospital-at-home intervention
Joseph A Cafazzo
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, University of Toronto, ON Canada
Stud Health Technol Inform 143:328-33. 2009
..The use of ethnography, usability testing, and member-checking methods in a user-centered approach to design can result in systems that better meet the needs of the patients and caregivers alike...
- Mobile phone-based remote patient monitoring system for management of hypertension in diabetic patients
Alexander G Logan
Prosserman Centre for Health Research, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Am J Hypertens 20:942-8. 2007
..The objectives of this study were to develop and pilot-test a home BP tele-management system that actively engages patients in the process of care...
- Examining nursing vital signs documentation workflow: barriers and opportunities in general internal medicine units
Melanie S Yeung
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Clin Nurs 21:975-82. 2012
..To characterise the nursing practices of vital signs collection and documentation in a general internal medicine environment to inform strategies for improving workflow design...
- Challenges of hand hygiene in healthcare: the development of a tool kit to create supportive processes and environments
Anjum Chagpar
Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Healthc Q 13:59-66. 2010
..Because of this complexity, hand hygiene lends itself well to a human factors analysis in order to design a system that matches human cognitive and physical strengths and makes allowances for human limitations...
