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Profiles
Dr Cito Maramba
EPIC Research Associate in eHealth (Digital Development)
Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
Biography
Biography
Research Associate, Ehealth Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (EPIC)
Qualifications
- BS Biology University of the Philippines Diliman 1988
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) University of the Philippines Manila 1993
- MSc Health Information Science University of Warwick 2002
- MPhil / PhD student, University of Plymouth 2018-present
Key publications
(2019) 'Methods of Usability Testing in the Development of eHealth Applications: A Scoping Review' International Journal of Medical Informatics , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Web-Based Textual Analysis of Free-Text Patient Experience Comments From a Survey in Primary Care' JMIR Medical Informatics 3, (2) e20-e20 , DOI Open access
Research
Research
Research interests
- Health Informatics
- User Experience (UX) research in digital health technologies
- Ehealth and Elearning
- Patient experience in Primary Care
- Person centred coordinated care
- Health Service Research
- Computerised analysis of free text
- Natural language processing
Publications
Publications
Key publications
(2019) 'Methods of Usability Testing in the Development of eHealth Applications: A Scoping Review' International Journal of Medical Informatics , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Web-Based Textual Analysis of Free-Text Patient Experience Comments From a Survey in Primary Care' JMIR Medical Informatics 3, (2) e20-e20 , DOI Open access
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2022) 'The Role of Health Kiosks: Scoping Review' JMIR Medical Informatics 10, (3) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Use and usability of GP online services: a mixed-methods sequential study, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on qualitative interviews, analysis of routine eConsult usage and feedback data, and assessment of GP websites in Devon and Cornwall, England' BMJ Open 12, (3) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'The potential impacts of a digital preoperative assessment service on appointments, travel-related carbon dioxide emissions, and user experience: a case study' JMIR Perioperative Medicine , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “Continuous User Experience Monitoring of a Patient-Completed Preoperative Assessment System in the United Kingdom: Cross-sectional Study”' JMIRx Med 3, (1) e35504-e35504 , DOI
(2022) 'Continuous User Experience Monitoring of a Patient-Completed Preoperative Assessment System in the United Kingdom: Cross-sectional Study' JMIRx Med 3, (1) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'The Use of Smart Speakers in Care Home Residents: Implementation Study' Journal of Medical Internet Research 23, (12) , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Methods of Usability Testing in the Development of eHealth Applications: A Scoping Review' International Journal of Medical Informatics , DOI Open access
(2018) 'The Evaluation of Physicians’ Communication Skills From Multiple Perspectives' The Annals of Family Medicine 16, (4) 330-337 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Improving patient experience in primary care: a multimethod programme of research on the measurement and improvement of patient experience' Programme Grants for Applied Research 5, (9) 1-452 , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Test–retest stability of patient experience items derived from the national GP patient survey' SpringerPlus 5, (1) , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Rating Communication in GP Consultations: The Association Between Ratings Made by Patients and Trained Clinical Raters' Medical Care Research and Review , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Web-Based Textual Analysis of Free-Text Patient Experience Comments From a Survey in Primary Care' JMIR Medical Informatics 3, (2) e20-e20 , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Understanding high and low patient experience scores in primary care: analysis of patients' survey data for general practices and individual doctors' BMJ 349, (nov11 3) g6034-g6034 , DOI Open access
(2013) 'Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to the Use of an Internet-Register for Multiple Sclerosis' International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 8, (1) 1-16 , DOI
(2012) 'The feasibility of collecting information from people with Multiple Sclerosis for the UK MS Register via a web portal: characterising a cohort of people with MS' BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 12, (1) , DOI Open access
(2012) 'Sources of Discovery, Reasons for Registration, and Expectations of an Internet-Based Register for Multiple Sclerosis' International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 7, (3) 27-43 , DOI
(2010) 'Thematic Network DIETS mapping dietetic education in Europe 2006–2009: comparisons to the European Academic and Practitioner Standards for Dietetics' Actividad Dietética 14, (3) 109-119 , DOI
(2009) 'Use of live interactive webcasting for an international postgraduate module in ehealth: case study evaluation' J Med Internet Res 11, (4) , DOI
(2009) 'Undergraduate nurses’ and midwives’ participation and satisfaction with live interactive webcasts' The Open Nursing Journal 3, 1-9 Open access
(2009) 'Undergraduate Nurses’ and Midwives’ Participation and Satisfaction with Live Interactive Webcasts' Open Nurs J 3, 1-9 , DOI Open access
(2009) 'Geographic Information Systems for healthcare organizations: a primer for nursing professions' Comput Inform Nurs 27, (1) 50-56 , DOI
(2006) 'Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education' BMC Medical Education 6, (41) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2005) 'Linking Primary Care Information Systems and Public Health Information Networks: Lessons from the Philippines' CONNECTING MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND BIO-INFORMATICS 116, 955-960
(2005) 'The Evolution of a Community-based Child Injury Surveillance Project' Media Asia 32, (3) 174-179 , DOI
(2005) 'Linking primary care information systems and public health vertical programs in the Philippines: an open-source experience' AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2005, 311-315
(2003) 'Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) peer-to-peer network' AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2003,
(1970) 'Pitfalls in 3-D Virtual Worlds Health Project Evaluations: The Trap of Drug-trial-style Media Comparative Studies' Journal of Virtual Worlds Research 2, (2) Publisher Site
Chapters
(2009) 'Patient preferences for online person-person support' in Panteli N Virtual social networks Palgrave MacMillan 52-75
(2009) 'Patient preferences for online person-person support' in Panteli N Virtual Social Networks: Mediated, Massive and Multiplayer sites' Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan, 52-74
(2008) 'Tailoring and Webcasting for Patient and Student Health Education' in Lipshitz AR; Parsons SP E-Learning: 21st Century Issues and Challenges Nova Science Publishers, Inc 225-234
Conference Papers
(2020) 'Not so simple: the challenge of developing a non-motor symptoms app (NMS Assist) for people with Parkinson's (PwP)' S652-S652 Open access
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
Originally from Manila, Philippines. Married, with two daughters.
Links
EPIC Website:
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/epic Researchgate profile:
Inocencio Daniel Maramba on ResearchGate