ICT-Based Comprehensive Health and Social-Needs Assessment System for Supporting Person-Centered Community Care.

Objectives: This study developed an information and communication technology (ICT)-based comprehensive health and social-needs assessment (CHSNA) system based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) with the aim of enhancing person-centered community care for community residents and supporting healthcare professionals and social workers who provide healthcare and social services in the community.

Methods: Items related to a CHSNA tool were developed and mapped with ICF codes. Experts validated the CHSNA system design and process using the Delphi method, and a pilot test of the initial version of the system was conducted.

Pilot Testing of an ICT-Based Care Management Support System to Deliver Integrated Community Care.

The purpose of this study was to develop an ICT-based care-management support system and to assess its validity and applicability through pilot testing. The system links users' health and social needs to community resources. Users and care managers participated in each step of care management through an interactive decision support system.

Development of ICT-Based Comprehensive Health and Social-Needs Assessment System to Enhance Person-Centered Community Care.

We developed a comprehensive health and social-need assessment system to evaluate the diverse needs of elders with chronic illnesses in the community and to enhance the connection of their needs to health and social services. A comprehensive needs-assessment tool and profiles were integrated into the ICT system. We found that care managers could assess elders' needs comprehensively and connect those needs to suitable health and social services systematically.