ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, FINLAND

29 September, 2022 Esther María Rivera Cortez Array

A group of professors conducted the research article: "Experiences of healthcare professionals in the use of digital technologies in primary healthcare" carried out within the framework of the SmartNurse project.

Authors: Master Diaz Artiga Jenny M. (Professor in San Salvador), Master Calderón Cruz Melissa A. (International Relations Coordinator), and nurses Lic. Roxana Zúniga (Career Coordinator in San Salvador), Lic. Maximiliano Campos (Professor in Regional Center San Miguel), Lic. Karen Sánchez (Professor in Regional Center Santa Ana)

Article Introduction

The goal of the nursing profession is to effectively care for a patient, which is why it is important for professionals to adapt to changes as they arise. Such is the case of the digital era, in which new modalities of care must be incorporated to follow up ambulatory patients suffering from chronic degenerative diseases. An example of this is "the use of information and communications technology to provide health services, expertise and information at a distance" (9), so that the patient's healthcare status can be investigated from home providing guidance focused on their needs, their family and the environment that could be influencing their health status. In this sense, to develop this type of care, it is important to base the implementation of digital tools on the experiences of the use of telemedicine by nursing professionals, for which the research question was: What are the experiences of nurses in the use of digital tools in primary healthcare? 

You can read more about the article and the SMARTNURSE project at the following link: Experiencias de los profesionales de la salud en el uso de tecnologías digitales en la atención primaria de salud | smartNurse | Universidades de Tampere (tuni.fi)