Zhou, S.; Ni, Z.; Ogihara, A.; Wang, X. Behavioral Patterns of Supply and Demand Sides of Health Services for the Elderly in Sustainable Digital Transformation: A Mixed Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2022, 19, 8221.
Zhou, S.; Ni, Z.; Ogihara, A.; Wang, X. Behavioral Patterns of Supply and Demand Sides of Health Services for the Elderly in Sustainable Digital Transformation: A Mixed Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8221.
Zhou, S.; Ni, Z.; Ogihara, A.; Wang, X. Behavioral Patterns of Supply and Demand Sides of Health Services for the Elderly in Sustainable Digital Transformation: A Mixed Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2022, 19, 8221.
Zhou, S.; Ni, Z.; Ogihara, A.; Wang, X. Behavioral Patterns of Supply and Demand Sides of Health Services for the Elderly in Sustainable Digital Transformation: A Mixed Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8221.
Abstract
The ageing transformation of digital health services faces issues of how to distinguish influencing factors, redesign services, and effectively promote measures and policies. In this study, in-depth interviews are conducted and grounded theory applied to open coding, main axis coding, and selective coding to form concepts and categories. Trajectory equifinality modeling clarified the evolution logic of digital transformation. Based on the theory of service ecology, a digital health service ageing model is constructed from the "macro-medium-micro" stages and includes governance, service, and technology transformation paths. The macro stage relies on organizational elements to promote the institutionalization of management and guide the transformation of governance for value realization, including the construction of three categories: mechanism, indemnification, and decision-making. The meso stage relies on service elements to promote service design and realize service transformation suitable for aging design, including the construction of three categories: organization, resources, and processes. The micro stage relies on technical elements to practice experiencing humanization, including the construction of three categories: target, methods, and evaluation. These results deepen the understanding of the main behaviors and roles of macro-organizational, meso-service, and micro-technical elements in digital transformation practice and have positive significance for health administrative agencies to implement action strategies.
Keywords
sustainability; digital transformation; suitable for aging; service ecological theory; health service
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Health Policy and Services
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