All Outputs (16)

Digital technologies for bowel management: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G., Henton, S., Maltinsky, W., Casson, A., Taylor, A., Lake, D., …Crichton, M. (2023). Digital technologies for bowel management: A scoping review. Procedia Computer Science,

The use of digital technologies in managing bowel conditions has been a topic of interest among healthcare practitioners. The objectives of this paper were to provide information about the types of digital technologies that have been used for bowel m... Read More about Digital technologies for bowel management: A scoping review.

The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone (2023)
Journal Article
Hopwood, H., Harris, D., Sevalie, S., Iyawa, G., Langan Martin, J., & Martin, J. (2023). The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone. Community Mental Health Journal, 59(6), 1071-1082. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-023-01087-0

In 2009, 98.0% of people with mental illness in Sierra Leone were not receiving treatment, partly due to the absence of public psychiatric facilities outside the capital. In response to this situation, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation rolled out... Read More about The Barriers and Facilitators to Decentralised Nurse-Led Mental Health Service Delivery in Sierra Leone.

A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Khan, A., Milne-Ives, M., Meinert, E., Iyawa, G., Jones, R., & Josephraj, A. (2022). A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology, 13, https://doi.org/10.1177/11795972221102115

Background: Digital Twins (DTs), virtual copies of physical entities, are a promising tool to help manage and predict outbreaks of Covid-19. By providing a detailed model of each patient, DTs can be used to determine what method of care will be most... Read More about A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries (2021)
Journal Article
Le Roux, D. B., Parry, D. A., Totolo, A., Iyawa, G., Holloway, J., Prenter, A., & Botha, L. (2021). Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries. Computers and Education, 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104056

High levels of Internet-based media use is a defining feature of behaviour among university students. A growing body of evidence indicates, firstly, that their learning activities are charac-terised by frequent switching between academic content and... Read More about Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries.

Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Ejehiohen Iyawa, G., Rabiu Dansharif, A., & Khan, A. (2021). Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review. Health and Technology, 11, 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-021-00523-z

Complications during pregnancy is a major problem affecting healthcare systems which requires the efforts of both patients and healthcare practitioners. For this reason, mobile apps have been increasingly sought to support self-management during preg... Read More about Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review.

Building a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem Framework through Design Science Research (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Iyawa, G. E., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2019). Building a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem Framework through Design Science Research. . https://doi.org/10.1109/NEXTCOMP.2019.8883650

Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem is a relatively new concept, with studies describing it as an ecosystem that allows patients and other healthcare stakeholders take part in the healthcare delivery process using digital health technologies with the... Read More about Building a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem Framework through Design Science Research.

mHealth as tools for development in mental health (2019)
Book Chapter
Ejehiohen Iyawa, G., Langan-Martin, J., Sevalie, S., & Masikara, W. (2019). mHealth as tools for development in mental health. In Impacts of Information Technology on Patient Care and Empowerment. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0047-7.ch004

This chapter provides an assessment of studies on mobile health (mHealth) tools for development in addressing diseases relating to mental health, informs the current publications trends, identifies research gaps in the existing literature, and sugges... Read More about mHealth as tools for development in mental health.

Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems: Identifying key participants, benefits, challenges and guidelines for the Namibian context (2019)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2019). Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems: Identifying key participants, benefits, challenges and guidelines for the Namibian context. International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.4018/IJRQEH.2019040101

The purpose of this paper was to identify key participants, benefits, and challenges of a digital health innovation ecosystem in Namibia. The paper also aimed to identify strategies for implementing digital health innovation ecosystems in Namibia. Th... Read More about Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems: Identifying key participants, benefits, challenges and guidelines for the Namibian context.

Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients (2019)
Book Chapter
Iyawa, G., Khan, A., Dagadu, S., Mae Magtubo, K., & Calvin Sievert, R. (2019). Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients. In The IoT and the Next Revolutions Automating the World. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9246-4.ch008

With asthma being one of the leading causes of death in different countries, the emphasis on improving the health of asthma patients is important. While the use of smart technologies is a good approach for improving the health of asthma patients, tec... Read More about Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients.

Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context (2017)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context. Procedia Computer Science, 121, 431-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.058

This paper presents the result of a study which aimed at identifying the potential stakeholders and perceived benefits of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context as part of a larger study. Combining semi-structured interviews a... Read More about Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context.

Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study (2017)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 82(1), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00601.x

The concept of digital health innovation ecosystems is an emerging body of literature which suggests that components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems are important in the administration and delivery of healthcare services. The cur... Read More about Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study.

The application of wireless sensor networks and wearable technologies for educational purposes: A scoping review (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). The application of wireless sensor networks and wearable technologies for educational purposes: A scoping review. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3231830.3231839

Past researches in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and wearable technologies have mostly been conducted in the field of healthcare for the purpose of patients' health monitoring. However, recent studies in WSNs and wearable technologies suggest that... Read More about The application of wireless sensor networks and wearable technologies for educational purposes: A scoping review.

A scoping review of digital health innovation ecosystems in developed and developing countries (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Iyawa, G. E., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). A scoping review of digital health innovation ecosystems in developed and developing countries. . https://doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102325

Digital health innovation ecosystems describe the need to incorporate the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems in administering healthcare services. Reviewing the evidence of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystem... Read More about A scoping review of digital health innovation ecosystems in developed and developing countries.

Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms (2016)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G. E., Herselman, M. E., & Coleman, A. (2016). Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 77(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00560.x

Software methodologies provide guidelines for the development of software applications. Studies reveal that customer interaction in the software development process improves the chances that software applications will meet customers' needs. Despite a... Read More about Customer Interaction in Software Development: A Comparison of Software Methodologies Deployed in Namibian Software Firms.

Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework (2016)
Journal Article
Ejehiohen Iyawa, G., Herselmann, M., & Botha, A. (2016). Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework. Procedia Computer Science, 100, 244-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.149

This paper reviews existing literature on digital health innovation ecosystems. It aims to explore the terms digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems to identify components towards presenting a conceptual framework for a digital health innov... Read More about Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework.

A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies (2015)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G. (2015). A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649216500039

Software development (SD) companies employ, train and provide software developers with the platform to improve their skills. Unfortunately, these investments are lost when a software developer resigns from the company or is not physically available t... Read More about A Framework for Improving Knowledge Management Practices in Namibian Software Companies.