[AISWorld] Call for Papers HICSS-51 - 3rd Call - (2018): ICT-enabled Self-management of Chronic Diseases and Conditions mini track

[Majid Dadgar]

Please consider submitting your completed or in progress research papers to
the following HICSS minitrack.
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*Call for Papers*: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(HICSS-51)

*Minitrack*: ICT-enabled Self-management of Chronic Diseases and Conditions
*Track*: Information Technology in Healthcare

*Submission Deadline*:  June 15, 2017
*Conference Date*: January 3-6, 2018 | Hilton Waikoloa Village, , Big Island

According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, a disease is
chronic when its course lasts for more than three months. Chronic diseases,
such as diabetes, asthma, heart diseases, Parkinson, and Alzheimer’s,
persist an entire lifetime and generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or
cured by medication (Adams, Kirzinger, & Martinez, 2013). Recurrent
illnesses and conditions caused by chronic diseases, if not managed
carefully, cannot only diminish quality of life, but can also result in
health emergencies, complications, and even death (World Health
Organization, 2015). According to World Health Organization (WHO), chronic
diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and 80% of chronic
disease deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.


Advancing patients’ ability to engage in self-managed health through
information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as mobile
technologies and machine learning, is increasingly a top priority (e.g.,
The National Health Service, 2013, The Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology, 2014). Effective self-management is a
proven way of improving the lives of individuals suffering from chronic
diseases. Self-management refers to a care management approach in which
patients actively take responsibility for treating their chronic diseases
(Bodenheimer et al., 2002). It is a self-regulating, dynamic, continuous,
interactive process (Schulman-Green et al., 2012). Despite technological
advances in healthcare ICTs that improve care and reduce costs, patients
often avoid using them (El-Gayar, Timsina, Nawar, & Eid, 2013). Although,
ICTs have improved the health in healthcare services in terms of the
delivery of high-quality patient care at low cost, but the development of
ICTs that focus chiefly on patient-centered care is still in its infancy
(Jacelon, Gibbs, & Ridgway, 2016).


With that in mind, we are looking for papers taking a variety of approaches
to answering research questions related to the design, development, and use
of ICTs on patient-centered care. Such approaches might be described as
experiments or quasi-experiments, case studies, surveys, action research,
psychometrics, and ethnography. We also welcome studies that are grounded
in theory and which studies that utilize second-generation multivariate
statistical techniques.


Authors are invited to submit papers that address issues related to the
design, development, and implementation of ICTs in self-management of
chronic diseases and conditions. Potential issues and topics include, but
are not limited to:



·         Learning about condition and health needs

·         Learning self-management regimen, skills, and strategies

·         Monitoring and managing symptoms, side effects, and body responses

·         Adjusting treatment regimen to manage symptoms and side effects

·         Managing/taking medications

·         Goal setting, decision making, problem solving, planning,
prioritizing and pacing in the self-management process

·         Developing confidence and self-efficacy

·         Modifying diet, nutrition, smoking, and physical activity

·         Creating and maintaining relationships with healthcare providers

·         Changing behaviors to minimize disease impact

·         Reducing stress caused by the chronic disease

·         Identifying and benefiting from psychological resources drawing
on intrinsic resources, e.g., creativity, strength and wisdom from past
experiences

·         Cultivating courage, discipline, and motivation

·         Maintaining positive outlook, hope, and self-worth

·         Obtaining and managing social support from family and friends

·         Creating a community of peers with similar experiences

·         Working through issues of dependence/independence

·         Seeking resources, such as financial assistance (e.g.,
prescription subsidies), environmental support (e.g., assistive devices),
and community resources (e.g., transportation)

·         Exploring and expressing emotional responses

·         Dealing with shock of diagnosis, self-blame, and guilt

·         Making sense of the chronic disease

·         Identifying and confronting change and loss (e.g., changes in
physical function, role, identity, body image, control, and mortality)

·         Developing coping strategies (e.g., self-talk)

·         Focusing on possibilities (e.g., envisioning the future,
reframing adversity into opportunity)

·         Managing disruptions in school, work, family, and social
activities

·         Balancing living life with health needs

·         Finding meaning in work, relationships, activities, and
spirituality

*References*

·         Adams, P., Kirzinger, W., & Martinez, M. (2013). Summary Health
Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
(Vital Health Stat No. 10(259)). National Center for Health Statistics.

·         Bodenheimer, T., Lorig, K., Holman, H., & Grumbach, K. (2002).
Patient Self-management of Chronic Disease in Primary Care. JAMA, 288(19),
2469–2475.

·         El-Gayar, O., Timsina, P., Nawar, N., & Eid, W. (2013). A
systematic review of IT for diabetes selfmanagement: Are we there yet?
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 82, 637–652.

·         Jacelon, C. S., Gibbs, M. A., & Ridgway, J. V. (2016). Computer
technology for self-management: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical
Nursing, 25, 1179–1192.

·         Schulman-Green, D., Jaser, S., Martin, F., Alonzo, A., Grey, M.,
McCorkle, R., … Whittemore, R. (2012). Processes of Self-Management in
Chronic Illness. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 44(2), 136–144.

·         The National Health Service. (2013). Everyone Counts: Planning
for Patients 2014/15 to 2018/19. Retrieved from
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5yr-
strat-plann-guid-wa.pdf

·         The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology. (2014). Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 - by The
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Retrieved from https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/9-5-
federalhealthitstratplanfinal_0.pdf
World Health Organization. (2015). Noncommunicable diseases. Retrieved from
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs355/en/

*Conference and Submission Information:*

*http://hicss.hawaii.edu/participants/*
<http://hicss.hawaii.edu/participants/>
*http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/*
<http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/authors/>

*Important Dates:*

·         June 15, 2017 | 11:59 pm HST : Paper submission deadline

·         August 17, 2017 : Notification of Acceptance/Rejection

·         September 22, 2017 : Deadline for authors to submit final
manuscript for publication

·         October 1, 2017 : Deadline for at least one author of each paper
to register for HICSS-51

*Co-Chairs:*


*Majid Dadgar* (Primary Contact)
University of San Francisco, CA, USA
mdadgar at usfca.edu


*Bahae Samhan*
Illinois State University, IL, USA
bmsamha at ilstu.edu


*K.D. Joshi*
Washington State University, WA, USA
joshi at wsu.edu


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Majid (Maj) Dadgar
Assistant Professor
School of Management
University of San Francisco
Department of Business Analytics and Information Systems
2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Malloy Hall 205 | Phone: (415)422-5768

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