J Korean Soc Med Inform.  2005 Mar;11(1):27-33.

Needs Assesment of Potential Users for Tele-health Surveillance System

• Park SM
• Hwang SO
• Yoon YR

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
This study was undertaken to assess the potential users' needs for a tele-health surveillance system and to develop a program that reflects the clients' needs.
METHODS
A descriptive study was conducted using interviews with a questionnaire during home visitations. Four hundred subjects from residences two affluent areas of Korea were selected by convenience sampling.
RESULTS
Through the tele-health surveillance system, they wanted to manage diseases such as heart disease(23.0%), cancers(20.5%) and endocrine diseases(17.5%). The highest score for areas of the tele-health surveillance system was cancer screening. The most highly preferred reporting system was immediate reporting of the screening results by a personal digital assistant with a tailored health management system that reflects their own bio-signals.
CONCLUSION
Potential users want to manage their health in disease prevention and health promotion as well as treating diseases. These aspects should be considered in the development and utilization of a tele-health surveillance system.

Keyword

Telemedicine; Needs Assessment

MeSH Terms

Computers, Handheld
Early Detection of Cancer
Equidae*
Health Promotion
Heart
House Calls
Korea
Mass Screening
Needs Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine