Health information use in home care: brainstorming barriers, facilitators, and recommendations.
There is growing recognition of the importance of sharing health information in home care; however, limited research exists to identify appropriate strategies, especially with home care providers. We engaged home care stakeholders from three locations in Ontario to determine facilitators, barriers, and recommendations for using health information in home care. The results suggest that health professionals recognize the potential of these systems to enhance communication through several emergent themes; however, there was a lack of agreement on the current facilitators, barriers, and recommendations for future interventions. More research is needed to achieve consensus before strategies for improvement can be initiated.
Stolee
Paul
P
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. stolee@uwaterloo.ca
Steeves
Brandie
B
Manderson
Brooke L
BL
Toscan
Justine L
JL
Glenny
Christine
C
Berg
Katherine
K
D026683:Advisory Committees; D003144:Communication Barriers; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009629:Person-Centered Psychotherapy; D013997:Time Factors