Table 3 Purpose of use of digital health technologies / applications
All respondents (N = 154) | Metropolitan (N = 99) | Regional (N = 49) | Remote (N = 6) | Allied health (N = 36) | Medicine (N = 54) | Nursing (N = 64) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purpose of use | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Access to web-based or mobile health PC resources | 117 | 76.0 | 71 | 71.7 | 40 | 81.6 | 6 | 100.0 | 27 | 75.0 | 45 | 83.3 | 45 | 70.3 |
Telehealth consultation | 47 | 30.5 | 19 | 19.2 | 23 | 46.9 | 5 | 83.3 | 8 | 22.2 | 15 | 27.8 | 24 | 37.5 |
Communication with patients/family | 82 | 53.2 | 43 | 43.4 | 34 | 69.4 | 5 | 83.3 | 23 | 63.9 | 20 | 37.0 | 39 | 60.9 |
Communication with other health professionals | 134 | 87.0 | 83 | 83.8 | 45 | 91.8 | 6 | 100.0 | 33 | 91.7 | 48 | 88.9 | 53 | 82.8 |
Collect or manage patient data | 108 | 70.1 | 65 | 65.7 | 38 | 77.6 | 5 | 83.3 | 25 | 69.4 | 40 | 74.1 | 43 | 67.2 |
Provide information | 102 | 66.2 | 64 | 64.6 | 33 | 67.3 | 5 | 83.3 | 25 | 69.4 | 30 | 55.6 | 47 | 73.4 |
Provide education | 100 | 64.9 | 57 | 57.6 | 38 | 77.6 | 5 | 83.3 | 24 | 66.7 | 29 | 53.7 | 47 | 73.4 |
Decision-making aid | 59 | 38.3 | 31 | 31.3 | 23 | 46.9 | 5 | 83.3 | 12 | 33.3 | 18 | 33.3 | 29 | 45.3 |
Promote advance care planning | 45 | 29.2 | 25 | 25.3 | 16 | 32.7 | 4 | 66.7 | 5 | 13.9 | 14 | 25.9 | 26 | 40.6 |
Support symptom management | 77 | 50.0 | 47 | 47.5 | 24 | 49.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 11 | 30.6 | 32 | 59.3 | 34 | 53.1 |
Support patient recreation/relaxation | 26 | 16.9 | 13 | 13.1 | 10 | 20.4 | 3 | 50.0 | 12 | 33.3 | 6 | 11.1 | 8 | 12.5 |
Other | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 6.1 | – | – | 6 | 16.7 | – | – | 1 | 1.6 |