评估数字技术对健康相关生活质量影响的模型。
A model to assess the impact of digital technologies on the health-related quality of life.
机构信息
FIM Research Center, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Branch Business & Information Systems Engineering of the Fraunhofer FIT, Bayreuth, Germany.
出版信息
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2022 Nov 11;38(1):e81. doi: 10.1017/S0266462322003245.
OBJECTIVES
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a vital instrument to account for individuals' well-being in various settings. However, no model of HRQoL allows for examining the effect of digital technology on HRQoL. Therefore, we extend an established HRQoL model by adding a digital technology-related construct. We refer to this extension as the technology-affected health-related quality of life (TA-HRQoL).
METHODS
We investigate the extended TA-HRQoL model through a survey. In the survey, we exemplify the use of digital technology through a device for self-managing bladder dysfunction. Hence, we explore whether the model extension proposed is valid and how determinants of the HRQoL affect patients with bladder dysfunction.
RESULTS
The results indicate that the use of digital technology improves the HRQoL. In our exemplary use scenario, the digital technology decreases bladder-related functional impairments and increases well-being and life satisfaction directly.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study may provide evidence for the influence of digital technologies on the HRQoL, thus supporting our model extension. We consider our proposed TA-HRQoL model as valid and as useful to account for the influence of digital technology on an individual's HRQoL. With the TA-HRQoL model, the impact of a digital technology on an individual's HRQoL can be assessed.
目的
健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）是在各种环境中衡量个体幸福感的重要工具。然而，目前没有一种 HRQoL 模型可以用来检验数字技术对 HRQoL 的影响。因此，我们通过增加一个与数字技术相关的结构来扩展现有的 HRQoL 模型。我们将这种扩展称为受数字技术影响的健康相关生活质量（TA-HRQoL）。
方法
我们通过调查来研究扩展后的 TA-HRQoL 模型。在调查中，我们通过一种用于自我管理膀胱功能障碍的设备来举例说明数字技术的使用。因此，我们探讨了所提出的模型扩展是否有效，以及 HRQoL 的决定因素如何影响膀胱功能障碍患者。
结果
结果表明，数字技术的使用提高了 HRQoL。在我们的示例使用场景中，数字技术直接降低了与膀胱相关的功能障碍，提高了幸福感和生活满意度。
结论
我们的研究可能为数字技术对 HRQoL 的影响提供了证据，从而支持我们的模型扩展。我们认为我们提出的 TA-HRQoL 模型是有效的，并且可以用来衡量数字技术对个体 HRQoL 的影响。通过 TA-HRQoL 模型，可以评估数字技术对个体 HRQoL 的影响。
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