Integrated framework of knowledge discovery and knowledge management for e-health in Saudi Arabia :

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Integrated framework of knowledge discovery and knowledge management for e-health in Saudi Arabia : "
Almuayqil, Saleh Naif

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1102161
Doc. No	:	TLets730745
Main Entry	:	Almuayqil, Saleh Naif
Title & Author	:	Integrated framework of knowledge discovery and knowledge management for e-health in Saudi Arabia :\ Almuayqil, Saleh Naif
College	:	Staffordshire University
Date	:	2017
student score	:	2017
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	Saudi Arabia experiences insufficient effort in terms of patients’ education in relation to a number of prevalent diseases, including diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal disorders and upper respiratory tract infections. In addition, the number of studies related to e-health initiatives to support patients in the Kingdom are limited and only benefit patients of a few hospitals. This situation leads to deficient application of self-management and education strategies to empower patients to manage their diseases. Unfortunately, such a deficiency can affect the health status in the Kingdom negatively as diabetes mellitus is reported as the first cause of death in the Kingdom among all other prevalent diseases. Although knowledge management has been proven to be a valuable approach to sharing knowledge and educating users to manage their illnesses, it has not been implemented appropriately to support the increasing number of diabetic citizens in Saudi Arabia. In this research, knowledge management is integrated with knowledge discovery to support specific needs of the diabetic community in the Kingdom. Such an integration constitutes an e-health initiative to support diabetic citizens and healthcare professionals to manage this expanding illness in Saudi Arabia. Knowledge discovery is implemented through data mining to elicit useful knowledge related to specific diabetes complications encountered by diabetic citizens in the Kingdom. The integrated framework applies the SECI model to capture and disseminate useful diabetes self-management and educational expertise to support the management of diabetes complications. This integrated approach to knowledge management and knowledge discovery has provided a valuable tool implemented in terms of a web portal. This has facilitated the exchange and dissemination of tacit and explicit knowledge of the diabetic community in the forms of strategies, guidelines and best practices. It has also overcome the issues faced by the organisational and national cultures affecting knowledge management practice in Saudi Arabia.
Added Entry	:	Staffordshire University