Application of Big Data Technology for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in China: Lessons and Recommendations

Background In the prevention and control of infectious diseases, previous research on the application of big data technology has mainly focused on the early warning and early monitoring of infectious diseases. Although the application of big data technology for COVID-19 warning and monitoring remain important tasks, prevention of the disease’s rapid spread and reduction of…

Tecnologias Digitais de Apoio à Tomada de Decisão em Saúde

The role and importance of innovation are recognized as one of the main drivers of development and sustainability in various areas of activity. In Portugal, innovation applied to healthcare has resulted in the development of several digital tools to support decision-making. However, these tools do not seem to meet the users’ needs and expectations. This…

Integrated Care and Governance: Missing and Available Indicators

Integrated care emerged as a possible answer of the healthcare systems to the challenges related to demographic ageing along with financial constraints. Integrated care can be achieved by formal integration or from the combination and coordination of existing healthcare services. Irrespective of the possible approaches, integrated care demands efficient governance strategies in terms of planning…

Experts Evaluation of Usability for Digital Solutions Directed at Older Adults: a Scoping Review of Reviews

Background: it is important to standardize the evaluation and reporting procedures across usability studies to guide researchers, facilitate comparisons, and promote high-quality studies. A first step to standardizing is to have an overview of how experts-based usability evaluation studies are reported across the literature. Objectives: to describe and synthesize the procedures of usability evaluation by…