Issue: IeJSME 2021 15(2)

Perception of nurses on ease of use, usefulness and system quality of electronic clinical documentation (ECD) at private hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Authors: Syakinah Anian, Mariani Ahmad Nizaruddin, Goventhamah Subramaniam, Jayanthi Marimuthu, Shalizah Sujak.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The health information system with efficient processes and development in healthcare technology including an electronic clinical documentation (ECD) reporting draws the interest of a large number of people. Widespread expansion of the use of ECD is known to be advantageous to the health information system, however a workload is often questionable for healthcare professionals and productivity practices. The aim of this study is to analyse the perception of nurses in regards to the relationship between perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and perceived system quality of ECD system.

Methods: The cross-sectional survey comprised of a population of nurses practising in clinical settings at private hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 324 questionnaires was collected by using stratified random sampling with a 99% response rate. Smart-PLS was used to analyse the relationship between the latent variables.

Results: The perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and perceived system quality have a significantly positive influence, resulting in a positive impact on the perception of nurses. The results of this research showed that the model’s R2 value was scored at 0.743, which indicated that 74.3% of the variance in perception on ECD was collectively explained by the three exogenous latent variables.

Conclusion: Positive perception on ECD system could be used as prediction on the acceptance by the user/nurses. This study is useful for top management and policymakers to strategise on ECD’s implementation.

Keywords: Medical record, computerised, Electronic clinical documentation, Technology Acceptance Model, Nurses.

Citation: IeJSME 2021 15 (2): 5-18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.15.2.5

An in-depth understanding of heartfulness meditation

Authors: Amutha Aruvi Kaniamuthan, Alexius Weng Onn Cheang.

ABSTRACT

Background: Heartfulness meditation aims to help individuals connect to their inner self to attain peace and a balanced state of mind. Previous studies have been conducted to gain mechanistic insights into the effects of Heartfulness meditation on bodily and cellular functioning as well as in enhancing one’s psychological, emotional and social well-being. However, most of the research is quantitative in approach, and has not been able to capture the intricacies of human lived experiences involved during the process of meditation. This qualitative study aims to understand the lived experiences of Heartfulness practitioners.

Method: A thematic analysis strategy was utilized to discover the themes which represented the meaning behind the reported narrative experiences of Heartfulness practitioners. Twenty-five Heartfulness meditation practitioners were recruited at a Heartfulness retreat at the International Heartfulness Centre in Hyderabad, India to gain their insights.

Result: The current study found that for Heartfulness practitioners, positive changes become gradually visible with regular practice. The process of Heartfulness meditation was found to directly influence physical, psychological, social, cognitive, as well as spiritual benefits.

Conclusion: In-depth lived experiences were explored which add personalized human elements to the field of Heartfulness meditative practice. Implications and limitations of the current study were also addressed and suggestions for future research were discussed.

Keywords: qualitative, biopsychosocial, heartfulness meditation, well-being.

Citation: IeJSME 2021 15 (2): 19-28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.15.2.19

COVID-19: Health information seeking and adherence to safe practices in Malaysia

Authors: Wei Fern Siew, Shawn Paul Fredrick, Nathan Yung Jiun Liew, Qiu Yii Kong, Nur Syahirah Yuan, Nurafyfa Abdul Halim.

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease has spared no country and has galvanised the general population into altering their behaviours amid fears of uncertainties. A survey on health information seeking and adherence to safe practices during this pandemic among the public was carried out in Malaysia. An assuring number of 96% of respondents (n= 412, N = 429) actively sought health information regarding COVID-19. Unfortunately, more than half of the respondents (n=242, 58.7%) had difficulties verifying the accuracy of the sourced information. There were differences between the sociodemographic factors and adherence to safe practices where it was identified that males, young-aged respondents, and the Malay ethnicity were less adherent to safe practices as compared to other groups.

Keywords: Coronavirus, safety measures, information needs, health literacy.

Citation: IeJSME 2021 15 (2): 29-34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.15.2.29

Effectiveness and psychological improvement in chronic vestibular problem using home-based balance rehabilitation with step 1 (head and neck movement): A case report

Authors: Zuraida Zainun, Sy Nadiah Sy Saifuddin.

ABSTRACT

Chronic vestibular problem or disorder is a complicated vestibular disorder that can involve multiple complications such as psychological and others. A standard and latest term that is globally used for this chronic disorder is recurrent vestibulopathy. Recurrent vestibulopathy is defined as an illness of unknown cause characterized by more than a single episode of vertigo of duration characteristic of that occurring with hydrops, but without auditory or clinical neurological symptoms or signs for more than 6 months’ duration. During this pandemic period, home-based module is one of the valuable rehabilitation methods to treat non benign paroxysmal positional vertigo vestibular cases. Vestibular Rehabilitation (VRT) is a specific form of physical therapy designed to habituate symptoms and promote adaptation to and substitution for various aspects of deficits related to a wide variety of balance disorders. Most VRT exercises involve head movement which are essential in stimulating and retraining the vestibular system. Bal Ex is a home-based module of VRT with specific modules that are available in three forms viz. manual book, poster and DVD. This module was developed with a combination of customized Cawthorned Cookseey Exercise and prayer movements. Foam exercise is one of the VRTs. It consists of twenty movements divided into three levels. This physical exercise module has many advantages. In this case study we evaluated the effectiveness and psychological improvement in chronic vestibular problem using level 1 Home-based Balance Rehabilitation in a 30-year-old female patient.

Keywords: Bal Ex, home-based module, Recurrent Vestibulopathy, Bal Ex Module, imbalance.

Citation: IeJSME 2021 15 (2): 35-37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.15.2.35