Table 1 Validation experts’ opinion on the fundamental concepts that guided the framework design
From: Validation of an e-health readiness assessment framework for developing countries
Statements | Likert scale responsesa from globally located experts | Median score | ||||||||||||||
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Botswana | LMIC within SSA | LMIC outside SSA | Developed world | |||||||||||||
1. Overall ‘eReadiness’ of a setting has an impact on its ‘ehealth readiness’. | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
2. Assessment of ehealth readiness needs to be conducted separately for each component of ehealth (health informatics, telehealth, ecommerce, and technology enabled learning). | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
3. Use of separate ehealth readiness assessment tools is necessary for technical and nontechnical individuals (e.g., ICT staff versus clinicians or managers). | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
4. Stakeholder engagement is a prerequisite for ehealth readiness. | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
5. Government needs to be at the core of the stakeholder engagement process. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
6. The private sector is an essential stakeholder to be engaged. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
7. Community leaders are an essential stakeholder to be engaged. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
8. International partners are an essential stakeholder to be engaged. | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
9. NGOs, humanitarian organisations, and faith based groups are an essential stakeholder to be engaged. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
10. Presence of relevant ehealth infostructure and infrastructure are a prerequisite for ehealth readiness. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
11. Presence of a national ehealth strategy is a prerequisite for ehealth readiness. | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Median overall score response from each expert | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Â |