Best Practice Framework

Partners: The eHealth Research Collaboration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (eHRCATSIH)

This study is a part of a larger program of work by the research team and the eHealth Research Collaboration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (the Collaboration) to establish a best practice framework for the development and deployment of eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Chelberg et al. 2022). There is increased evidence for the benefits of eHealth interventions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. While there has been emerging evidence for the implementation of eHealth, there is no established framework that clearly guides culturally safe eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The objective of this research process is to determine the factors most important to the implementation, adoption, and evaluation of eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using the Delphi method. Three Delphi consensus activities have been completed with a broad range of experts and knowledge holders. This Delphi process is novel in that it utilises the views and expert consensus of three distinct, but interrelated cohorts: leaders in eHealth, experts in eHealth, and members of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sector.

There are a number of publications available related to this work; Culturally-Safe-eHealth-Interventions-With-Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-People-Protocol-for-a-Best-Practice-Framework, Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review

A ‘The Conversation‘ article is also available to read about this piece of work.

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