Effective Factors In Developing Location-Based Mobile Cardiac Emergency System

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2017-08
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Keikhosrokiani, Pantea
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Coronary Heart Disease is the number one killer disease in Malaysia and Iran. Though early diagnosis is critical for successful treatment of the disease, it is immediate reaction in cases of emergency that is of crucial significance in saving the lives of the stricken. Previous studies on healthcare indicate that both the patient’s whereabouts and healthcare centres play a vital role at moment of crises. Not only it is important for a patient to be able to find the nearest healthcare points, it is also necessary for the emergency centres to know the exact location of the patient seeking for help. Due to this reason, it is imperative to design a new Location-Based Mobile Cardiac Emergency System (iHeart) that can track the patient’s current location via a wearable device and their mobile phones. In order to design such a system, effective factors for the system success needs to be recognized. This system employed a model called iHeart Development Life Cycle (iDLC). In the first phase, iHeart requirements were determined; and accordingly, an initial workflow was delineated. Then, this research proceeds with conducting a survey to provide an insight about Smartphone users’ behavioural intention to use of iHeart (Study I) and to provide an insight about healthcare professionals’ perception to use iHeart as well as effective factors towards its success (Study II) before its full implementation. To prepare the questionnaires, two theoretical frameworks of iHeart Intention to Use and iHeart Success are set up based upon Theory of Reasoned Action and Information System Success Model. To conduct the assessment, questionnaires were distributed among Smartphone users and healthcare professionals in Penang, Malaysia and Isfahan, Iran. The results of Study I and Study II were analyzed by using SmartPLS and AMOS, respectively, to identify effective factors to enhance the efficiency of the iHeart healthcare system. The third phase, based on the findings of the survey, required a gradual developing iHeart as a prototype. The prototype was tested and then demonstrated at one of the Telemedicine event. Though the pilot survey disclosed a few minor concerns in terms of user-friendliness, it highlighted a large degree of applicability and user satisfaction. In designing remote healthcare systems, it is required to conduct assessment as well as evaluation of the system not only to determine the effective factors but also to observe user needs. The success of a healthcare system is bound to the culture of a particular nation as well as to the technological advancements, facilities, and the needs of the target users. The findings of the present study are highly beneficial to both patients suffering from Coronary Heart Disease and the healthcare providers that seek to utilize new systems, devices, and electronic applications.
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Effective factors in developing Location , based mobile cardiac Emergency system
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