• Assessing Strategic Priority Factors in eHealth Policies of Four African Countries 

      Larbi, Dillys; Anthun, Kirsti Sarheim; Asah, Flora Nah; Debrah, Oksana; Antypas, Konstantinos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The use of electronic health systems is rapidly spreading in low- and middle-income countries (LLMICs). Empirical evidence shows that eHealth systems can improve access, quality, and equitable healthcare delivery, especially ...
    • Assistive technology for older persons – analyses of data from WHO's rapid assistive technology assessment 

      Eide, Arne Henning; Muller, Sebastien; Khasnabis, Chapal; Borg, Johan; Blakstad, Mats; Mannan, Hasheem; Antypas, Konstantinos; Loeb, Mitchelle; Zhang, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      With a growing population of older persons globally, the need for mainstream assistive technology (AT) as well as assistive technology specifically intended for older persons is on the increase. The association between age ...
    • Barriers for Accessing Assistive Products in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) 

      Eide, Arne Henning; Muller, Sébastien; Zhang, Wei; Khasnabis, Chapal; Antypas, Konstantinos; Blakstad, Mats; Borg, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      WHO implemented the Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment in 2021. This is a household survey on self-reported use, need and barriers for accessing AT in 35 countries globally. In order to obtain comparable data, all surveys ...
    • Best Practices and Lessons Learned in eHealth in Four Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries in Africa 

      Koubaa, Rayhane; Rekik, Sana; Jmaiel, Mohamed; Takele, Adamu; Asressie, Moges; Adjei, Abdul-Rahman; Anthony, Muyepa; Chizonda, Mbongeni; Germossa, Gugsa Nemera; Meseret, Amanuel; Anthun, Kirsti Sarheim; Antypas, Konstantinos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Studying best practices and lessons learned is important to improve performance and avoid previous mistakes of projects and interventions. In this paper, the analysis of ehealth interventions in four African Low and Lower ...
    • Capacity development to leverage advances in health informatics for all 

      Moen, Anne; Antypas, Konstantinos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In this essay we will discuss capacity development in health informatics research and application, which to us is among the major contributions of Professor John Mantas scholarship. Specifically, driven by the inspiration ...
    • Do diabetes mHealth and online interventions evaluate what is important for users? 

      Larbi, Dillys; Bradway, Meghan; Randine, Pietro; Antypas, Konstantinos; Gabarron, Elia; Årsand, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Research often presents patient needs from perceptions of healthcare professionals and researchers. Today, patients can formulate tailored questions and seek solutions for what they need to self-manage in many ways. We ...
    • eHealth policy framework in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries; a PRISMA systematic review and analysis 

      Mengiste, Shegaw Anagaw; Antypas, Konstantinos; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Klein, Jörn; Kazemi, Gholamhossein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Low and lower middle-income countries suffer lack of healthcare providers and proper workforce education programs, a greater spread of illnesses, poor surveillance, efficient management, etc., which are addressable ...
    • Emotional intelligence and school climate in primary school children in Spain, Norway, and Poland 

      Luque González, Rocio; Romera, Eva; Gómez-Ortiz, Ogla; Wiza, Agata; Laudańska-Krzemińska, Ida; Antypas, Konstantinos; Muller, Sébastien (Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to effectively manage emotions. It has a clear impact on the well-being of schoolchildren. A large number of studies have shown how emotional intelligence ...
    • Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustainability of eHealth Solutions in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Descriptive Exploratory Study 

      Mamuye, Adane; Nigatu, Araya Mesfin; Chanyalew, Moges Asressie; Amor, Lamia Ben; Loukil, Sihem; Moyo, Chris; Quarshie, Samuel; Antypas, Konstantinos; Tilahun, Binyam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Despite the widely anticipated benefits of eHealth technologies in enhancing health care service delivery, the sustainable usage of eHealth in transitional countries remains low. There is limited evidence ...
    • Factors associated with predictors of smoking cessation from a Norwegian internet-based smoking cessation intervention study 

      Gram, Inger Torhild; Antypas, Konstantinos; Wangberg, Silje C; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Larbi, Dillys (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: We examined if we could identify predictors for smoking cessation at six months post cessation, among smokers enrolled in a large Norwegian populationbased intervention study. Methods: We followed 4333 ...
    • Global report on assistive technology 

      Antypas, Konstantinos; Austin, Victoria; Banes, David; Blakstad, Mats; Boot, Fleur Heleen; Botelho, Fernando; Burton, Angela; Calvo, Irene; Cook, Albert M.; Dasgupta, Rajib; Desideri, Lorenzo; Ebuenyi, Ikenna; Encarnação, Pedro; France, Tim; Gupta, Shivani; Holloway, Catherine; Johnson, Ceridwen; MacLachlan, Malcolm; Mannan, Hasheem; Marella, Manjula; McKinnon, Iain; Polgar, Jan; Muller, Sébastien; Layton, Natasha; Loeb, Micthell; Øderud, Tone; Patrick, Mikaela; Pryor, Wesley; Aniyamuzaala, James Rwampigi; Shae, Kylie; Sharma, Shweta; Singh, Ravinder; Smith, Emma; Tardiff, Claude (Research report, 2022)
      There is a large, unmet need for assistive technology worldwide. The Global report on assistive technology was developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA71.8) on improving access to assistive ...
    • Strategic Partnerships in e-Health in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries in Africa 

      Koubaa, Rayhane; Rekik, Sana; Jmaiel, Mohamed; Tesfaye, Million; Amekudzi, Mama Esi; Muyepa, Anthony; Asressie, Moges; Antypas, Konstantinos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Strategic partnerships are very important for the successful deployment of e-health as they play a crucial role in achieving common goals and creating an added value for the involved partners. In this paper, we will provide ...
    • Structure evaluation of the implementation of geriatric models in primary care: A multiple-case study of models involving advanced geriatric nurses in five municipalities in Norway 

      Antypas, Konstantinos; Kirkevold, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The Advanced Geriatric Nurse role recently has been introduced into Norway’s primary healthcare system, and our study’s purpose was to examine the implementation of models of care developed for Advanced Geriatric ...
    • Teleclinical Microbiology: An Innovative Approach to Providing Web-Enabled Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Syria 

      Karah, Nabil; Antypas, Konstantinos; Al-Toutanji, Anas; Suveyd, Usama; Rafei, Rayane; Haraoui, Louis-Patrick; Elamin, Wael; Hamze, Monzer; Abbara, Aula; Rhoads, Daniel D.; Pantanowitz, Liron; Uhlin, Bernt Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: Telemedicine can compensate for the lack of health care specialists in response to protracted humanitarian crises. We sought to assess the usability of a teleclinical microbiology (TCM) program to provide ...