Technology

Technology, such as electronic health records, and use of tablets can facilitate the communication and recording and sharing of data, between the various partners involved in delivering health and social care.

Our Technology Blogs

Digital interventions for social anxiety disorder: new meta-analysis finds mixed results

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Nov 2 2016

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Carla McEnery

Carla McEnery reports on a recent meta-analysis of technology-assisted interventions for Social Anxiety Disorder, which finds positive results from Internet-delivered CBT and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy.

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How do people with psychosis use online health information, and do they tell their clinicians?

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Oct 20 2016

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Sarah Knowles

Sarah Knowles reviews a recent qualitative study of online mental health information seeking behaviour by people with psychosis.

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Elf help to ensure your research has digital impact #ResearchWales16

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Oct 13 2016

Posted by
Andre Tomlin

This post accompanies a talk I’m giving in Cardiff today at the Research with Impact conference organised by Health and Care Research Wales. Please read the blog, peruse my slides and let me know what you think. It’s an exciting time for us elves!

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Mental health provider views about digital technologies in day-to-day practice

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Sep 27 2016

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Victoria Betton

Victoria Betton considers the findings of a recent North American mixed methods study of mental health providers’ interest in using digital technologies in their day-to-day practice.

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Turn on, tune in, burnout: clerical burden, e-health systems and doctor burnout

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Aug 31 2016

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Christopher Pell

Chris Pell considers a recent US study of the relationship between clerical burden and e-health systems with doctor burnout and professional satisfaction.

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Telehealth for depression: large pragmatic RCT of complex intervention

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Jul 6 2016

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Emily Stapley

Emily Stapley presents the findings of a trial which looks at the effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression.

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Do prompts help sustain engagement with digital interventions?

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Jul 5 2016

Posted by
Sarah Knowles

Sarah Knowles considers the findings of a recent systematic review looking at the effectiveness of prompts to promote engagement with digital interventions.

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