ABSTRACT

Background: The use of eHealth in support for daily functioning of service users with intellectual disability (ID) is a rather unexplored domain. Therefore, the current study identified the a) level of familiarity, b) advantages/disadvantages, and c) facilitating/impeding factors for the use of eHealth in support for daily functioning of people with ID according to service users, relatives, and professionals.

Method: Four focus groups and one semi-structured qualitative interview were conducted.

Results: Participants were familiar with numerous eHealth applications. Benefits were related to service users (e.g., increased independency) and relatives/professionals (e.g., providing more efficient support). Adequate informing and involving all stakeholders and centrally positioning the needs and possibilities of service users were reported as important facilitators. Contrary, impeding factors were malfunctioning Internet, expenses of eHealth, and lack of proper IT-support.

Conclusions: The results provide imperative information for future eHealth implementations and to direct its use more specifically to people with ID.

摘要

背景：使用eHealth支持智障（ID）服务用户的日常工作是一个尚未开发的领域。因此，当前的研究确定了a）熟悉程度，b）优点/缺点和c）促进/阻碍使用eHealth来根据服务用户，亲戚和专业人员根据ID来支持ID人群的日常工作的因素。

方法：进行了四个焦点小组和一个半结构化的定性访谈。

结果：参与者熟悉许多eHealth应用程序。收益与服务使用者（例如，增加独立性）和亲戚/专业人员（例如，提供更有效的支持）有关。据报告，为所有利益相关者提供充分的信息并使其参与其中，并集中定位服务用户的需求和可能性是重要的推动者。相反，阻碍因素包括互联网故障，电子卫生保健费用以及缺乏适当的IT支持。

结论：结果为将来的eHealth实施提供了必要的信息，并将其更具体地指导ID人群使用。