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eHealth for Patient Engagement: A Systematic Review

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Barello, Serena, Triberti, Stefano, Graffigna, Guendalina, Libreri, Chiara, Serino, Silvia, Hibbard, Judith, Riva, Giuseppe·2016·Frontiers in Psychology

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eHealth interventions are recognized to have a tremendous potential to promote patient engagement. To date, the majority of studies examine the efficacy of eHealth in enhancing clinical outcomes without focusing on patient engagement in its specificity. This paper aimed at reviewing findings from the literature about the use of eHealth in engaging patients in their own care process. We undertook a comprehensive literature search within the peer-reviewed international literature. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. eHealth interventions reviewed were mainly devoted to foster only partial dimensions of patient engagement (i.e., alternatively cognitive, emotional or behavioral domains related to healthcare management), thus failing to consider the complexity of such an experience. This also led to a great heterogeneity of technologies, assessed variables and achieved outcomes. This systematic review underlines the need for a more holistic view of patient needs to actually engage them in eHealth interventions and obtaining positive outcomes. In this sense, patient engagement constitute a new frontiers for healthcare models where eHealth could maximize its potentialities.

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Authors
Barello, S., Triberti, S., Graffigna, G., Libreri, C., Serino, S., Hibbard, J., & Riva, G.
Affiliations
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
  • IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
  • University of Oregon (US)
Corresponding author
Barello, Serena
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2016-01-08
Volume
6
Pages
2013-2013
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2273501727
Cited by
411
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
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  • Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (acceptedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubliCatt (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
digital health interventions, patient engagement, patient-centered care, self-management, cognitive engagement, emotional engagement, behavioral engagement, health technology, patient needs

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