Understanding the barriers to successful adoption and use of a mobile health information system in a community health center in São Paulo, Brazil: a cohort study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-11

  Rajan, Jayant V ^a   Moura, Juliana ^b   Gourley, Gato ^c   Kiso, Karina ^b   Sizilio, Alexandre ^c   Cortez, Ana Maria ^b   Riley, Lee W ^d   Veras, Maria Amelia ^b   Sarkar, Urmimala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; mHealth; Usability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995485122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-016-0385-1     Document Type: Article

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