D&H Guide

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Social Environment

The cultural environment (such as policy, business, or customs) that affect patients’ interactions with digital health. 

For example, the unrealistic financial reimbursement limited patients to adopt DHIs.

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Physical Environment

Organizational Environment

What are positive, negative, and double-edged factors?

These categories were classified into positive, negative, and double-edged factors based on their positive, negative, and diverse impacts on digital PEx. 

  • Positive Factors describe the advantageous or beneficial attributes

  • Negative Factors describe the disadvantages or detrimental attributes.

  • Double-Edged Factors describe attributes that have both beneficial and harmful sides.

Culture

NEGATIVE

  • The absence of or inadequate supporting policies and legislation

  • Lack of a plausible business case

  • Unrealistic financial reimbursement

  • Lack of well-established socio-technical infrastructure