Od możliwości do praktyki: Międzynarodowe badanie przyjęcia technologii i potrzeb w neuropsychologii epilepsji
From potential to practice: An International survey on technology adoption and needs in epilepsy neuropsychology
W skrócie
Naukowcy pytali neuropsychologów z całego świata, jak wykorzystują technologię przy leczeniu pacjentów z epilepsją. Okazało się, że lekarze chcą używać nowych narzędzi technicznych, ale napotkali wiele przeszkód, takie jak brak pewności, czy dane narzędzia działają prawidłowo, wysokie koszty i brak wersji w różnych językach. Badanie pokazało, że potrzebne są technologie proste, dostępne i sprawdzone naukowo, które będą działać dla ludzi z różnych kultur i mówiących różnymi językami.
Oryginalny abstract (angielski)
BACKGROUND: Technological integration offers opportunities to improve neuropsychological practice in epilepsy care. Compared to other healthcare fields, neuropsychology has been relatively slow to incorporate these advancements into clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: To describe the use of technology in epilepsy neuropsychology and identify priorities for technological development. METHODS: An online survey of multiple choice and open-ended questions was developed in English and translated into Spanish, then sent to practicing neuropsychologists working in epilepsy care across all six International League Against Epilepsy world regions. The survey collected data on the settings in which neuropsychological services are provided to people with epilepsy, the technologies currently in use, the barriers to technological adoption, and desired future developments. RESULTS: 179 neuropsychologists from 39 countries participated in the survey. The majority of respondents were women (69 %), aged 30-49 (60 %), and held a PhD (60 %). Key barriers to technological adoption included concerns around tool validation, financial limitations to purchase existing tools, and a lack of culturally and linguistically relevant normative data. Priorities for future development included predictive algorithms, automating psychometric aspects of clinical practice, and better leveraging of functional neuroimaging technologies. CONCLUSIONS: This international survey highlights that while epilepsy neuropsychologists are open to adopting new technologies in their clinical practice, there are several barriers hampering uptake across the field. Survey responses highlighted that technological developments that are practical, accessible, evidence-based, and suitable for culturally and linguistically diverse populations are required to meet the needs of the epilepsy neuropsychology workforce.