Awareness, knowledge, attitude, and skills of telemedicine among mental healthcare providers

Fouad, Amira A.; Osman, Mahmood Ahmed; Abdelmonaem, Yasmin Mohamed Mohamed; Karim, Nashwa Ahmed Hussein Abdel

doi:10.1186/s43045-022-00272-3

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“… 53 However, Fouad et al, 2023 revealed that attitude toward telemedicine was high among the studied mental healthcare providers while average among the other studied variables [awareness, knowledge, and skills]. 46 These findings indicate that effective TM integration may lead to a positive utilization by the healthcare providers in the PHCs.…”

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“…This tool was previously examined for its reliability. 46 The Cronbach’s alpha for the five parameters were as follows: (Awareness = 0.784, Knowledge = 0.625, attitude =0.720, and skills = 0.890. The tool has five sections: The first section of the TM-AKAS covers the awareness parameter and has 12 items that assess the participants’ TM awareness.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills (AKAS) of Telemedicine and Its Use by Primary Healthcare Providers

Barnawi,

Al-Otaibi,

Alkhudairy

et al. 2024

IJGM

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Background This study aimed to determine the rate of telemedicine (TM) use and the levels of awareness, knowledge, attitude, and skills of TM among primary healthcare (PHC) providers. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 104 PHC providers were subjected to a validated AKAS scale via Survey Monkey. The tool consists of 4 parameters that users can respond to using a 4-point Likert scale to assess their awareness (12 statements), knowledge (11 statements), attitude (11 statements), and skills (13 statements) on TM. Total and percentage mean scores (PMS) were calculated for each parameter. Participants were categorized in each parameter into three categories: low (≤ 49% score), average (50–70% score), and high (≥ 71% score) levels. The association of AKAS levels with personal characteristics and TM use was investigated. The significance was set at p<0.05. Results One-half of participants (51%) reported current use of TM, and two-thirds (63.5%) reported a high level of AKAS, with a PMS of 72.9±14.7, 95% CI: 70.1–75.7. There were significant associations between the following: years of experience and levels of knowledge (Χ 2 LT = 6.77, p= 0.009) and skills (Χ 2 LT = 4.85, p = 0.028), respectively; and total household income and levels of skills (Χ 2 LT = 6.91, p= 0.009). The rate of TM use was significantly associated with awareness levels (Χ 2 LT = 6.14, p = 0.013). Lack of training ranked as the first barrier (45.5%), followed by connection problems and tools’ unavailability (35.1% each). The participants recommended providing TM training (41.1%) and stabilization of connection and networking signals (30.1%). Conclusion Despite their high level of TM awareness, the rate of TM use by PHC providers is less than satisfactory. Establishing standardized TM training and supporting the network signals are recommended. A large-scale study on the impact of TM integration with PHC services is necessary.

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Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills (AKAS) of Telemedicine and Its Use by Primary Healthcare Providers

Barnawi,

Al-Otaibi,

Alkhudairy

et al. 2024

IJGM

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“…This might involve computer access to help medical professionals learn more TM compared to health professionals without access to social media, those with social media usage were more likely to be well-versed in telemedicine [ 26 , 28 ]. Access to social media promotes knowledge TM compared to health professionals who were uninformed of telemedicine, those who were aware of it were more likely to have a solid knowledge of it [ 17 , 29 ]. This might be conscious of nearly knowing about TM.…”

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Knowledge of telemedicine and its associated factors among health professional in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shibabaw,

Chereka,

Walle

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Introduction Telemedicine is a useful tool for decreasing hospital stress, patient suffering, ambulance needs, hospital anxiety, and costs while improving the standard of care. Nonetheless, the lack of awareness regarding telemedicine poses a barrier to its application, presenting several difficulties in underdeveloped nations like Ethiopia. This review evaluates Ethiopian-specific telemedicine knowledge and associated factors. Methods This systematic review was conducted using a search of several online databases in addition to the main databases, like Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct. The writers have looked for, reviewed, and summarized information about telemedicine knowledge in the healthcare system. This study contained seven studies that examined telemedicine knowledge in the Ethiopian healthcare sector. Studies that followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) were found using search engines. The investigation was carried out using STATA version 11. The indicator of heterogeneity (I2) was used to assess the level of heterogeneity among the included studies. The funnel plot was visually inspected, and Egger’s regression test was run to check for publication bias. The pooled effect size of every study is estimated using a random-effect model meta-analysis. Results Examination of 2160 studies, seven studies involving 2775 health professionals, and seven out of the 2160 publications assessed satisfied the inclusion criteria and were added to the systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of Telemedicine knowledge was 45.20 (95% CI: 34.87–55.53). Whereas the pooled factor was computer training was 2.24 times (AOR = 2.24 (95%; CI: 1.64–3.08)), computer access was 2.07 times (AOR = 2.07 (95% CI: 1.50–2.87)), internet access was 3.09 times (AOR = 3.09 (95% CI: 1.34–7.13)), social media access were 3.09 times (AOR = 3.09(95%; CI: 1.34–7.13)), educational status degree and above were 2.73 times (AOR = 2.73; 95% CI: 0.85–8.82), Awareness were 3.18 times (AOR = 3.18 (95%; CI: 1.02–9.91)), Management support was 1.85 (AOR = 1.85 (95% CI: 01.25–2.75)), computer literacy were 2.90 times (AOR = 2.90 (95% CI: 1.81–4.64)), computer owner were 1.70 times (AOR = 1.70 (95% CI: 1.05–2.76)), male gender were 1.95 times (AOR = 1.95 (95% CI: 1.32–2.87)). Conclusion The overall pooled prevalence of telemedicine knowledge was low. Gender, education, management support, computer access, social media access, internet access, telemedicine awareness, and telemedicine training associated with telemedicine knowledge.

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“…Another five sessions ( 2 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 10 ) had the complementary use of traditional media and digital media. Another five sessions ( 3 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 11 ) used digital media.…”

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“…New digital technologies including metaverse, Augmented Reality (AR), and Internet of Things (IoT) focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). Telemedicine and online education are all expected to spread, evolve, and continue to be extensively developed with increasing demands throughout the world ( 2 , 3 ).…”

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A case study of group art therapy using digital media for adolescents with intellectual disabilities

Kim

Chung

2023

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionIn art therapy, digital art therapy is a new method in which clients use digital media to express themselves creatively. We wanted to explore what this means for adolescents with disabilities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explain what kind of experience they had when digital media was applied as an expressive and therapeutic medium in group art therapy in which adolescents with intellectual disabilities were participants and what kind of therapeutic meaning the experience had. We tried to know the therapeutic factors by extracting the implications of meaning.MethodsParticipants were second-year high school students with intellectual disabilities who belonged to special classes. They were selected in an intentional purposive sampling method. Five teenagers with intellectual disabilities participated in 11 group art therapy sessions. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and digital artwork collection. Collected data were case studies analyzed using an inductive approach. In this study, the use of digital media was defined and utilized as “Digital Art Therapy” by setting the scope related to the study according to client’s behavioral method.ResultsAs a digital generation accustomed to smartphones, the participants gained confidence by repeatedly acquiring new technologies through familiarity with the media. Interaction with the media through touch and the use of apps have promoted autonomy with interest and pleasure to disabled teenagers, allowing them to express themselves actively. In particular, digital art therapy induces a holistic sensory experience by mobilizing visual images that could represent various expressions, emotions felt in music and tactile senses that made texts for people with intellectual disabilities with difficulty in verbal communication.DiscussionArt therapy using digital media has become an important experience that provides opportunities to arouse curiosity, enjoy creative activities, and express positive emotions vividly to adolescents with intellectual disabilities who have difficulties with expression and communication and a sense of lethargy. Therefore, it is suggested that an in-depth understanding of the characteristics and differences between traditional and digital media is necessary, and that complementary use to help create therapeutic purposes and art therapy is important.

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Awareness, knowledge, attitude, and skills of telemedicine among mental healthcare providers

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills (AKAS) of Telemedicine and Its Use by Primary Healthcare Providers

Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills (AKAS) of Telemedicine and Its Use by Primary Healthcare Providers

Knowledge of telemedicine and its associated factors among health professional in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A case study of group art therapy using digital media for adolescents with intellectual disabilities

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