Iranian physicians’ expectations of telemedicine development and implementation infrastructures in teaching hospitals

Ghafari, S; Mahdizadeh, Jamileh; Valinejadi, Ali; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Mohammadpour, Ali; Bouraghi, Hamid; Kahouei, Mehdi

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2019.4.514

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“…[ 21 28 ] Likewise, in other studies, most of the doctors interviewed had a favorable attitude toward the real-life utilization of telemedicine. [ 16 29 30 ] But the study conducted by Ashfaq et al . 2020[ 31 ] concluded differently as 28.1% of the participants opined that telemedicine might help provide medical care.…”

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The outlook of doctors toward telemedicine

Singh

Sahoo

Dhaneria

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background: In an underdeveloped country like India where there are varied constraints in accessing healthcare, telemedicine can prove to be instrumental in providing access to the scant medical resources and infrastructures. The irony lies in its underutilization, which is multifactorial. Objective: The present research was planned to evaluate the level of awareness, knowledge, and attitude toward telemedicine among the faculty members of tertiary-care teaching centers in Chhattisgarh, India. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to collect appropriate data, which were utilized for analysis as well as various intergroup analyses (among different designations, age groups, sex, and worksite). The data have been presented as median and percentage, while for intergroup comparison Mann-Whitney Test was performed. Results: Among the 115 respondents, only 34% were females. The mean age was around 40.7 years, and 58% were <40 years of age. Their median scores of awareness, knowledge, and attitude were estimated to be 06, 14, and +9, respectively. No statistically significant difference was observed in the awareness, knowledge, and attitude among the faculty members belonging to different designations, age groups, and worksites. Conclusions: Though, in general, the faculty members have demonstrated a favorable attitude toward the use of telemedicine yet most of them scored below the median mark. Furthermore, the estimated level of knowledge and awareness was also mediocre.

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“…The studies conducted by Sheikhtaheri et al .,[ 29 ] 2016, Ghafari et al . 2019,[ 30 ] and Ullah et al . 2020[ 36 ] reported that 43.7, 35.5, and 46% of the participants, respectively, were aware of telemedicine.…”

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The outlook of doctors toward telemedicine

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Sahoo

Dhaneria

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…Telehealth services in Iran have several challenges. The foremost include the absence of any definite strategy, vague and complex IT organization, cultural and awareness issues, funding e-health system and weak implementation (Ghafari et al, 2019). Another common obstacle towards implementing telehealth is the lack of motivation and ethos in the public.…”

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Telemedicine in Regional Prospects Towards Globalization An Overview of the Telehealth Utility in Region Around Pakistan, Challenges and Opportunities from Neighbourhood

Choudhry,

Iqbal,

Anwar

2024

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The use of ICT in the healthcare industry overwhelmingly impacts and enriches service quality, improves availability and endorses healthcare management using electronic healthcare delivery systems (e-Health). Even though the implementation of low threshold, flexible and cost-effective e-health mediations in various settings of healthcare seems very promising, there is an enduring challenge to design, develop, implement and evaluate such HIT interventions within the multifaceted healthcare system consisting of high-pressured, rapid-paced and dispersed settings of healthcare delivery practised amongst different countries. Hence integration of ICT significantly impacts healthcare delivery in developing economies. If missioned to import from neighbouring technology-advanced states for assistance in underdeveloped and developing countries, it remains an opportunity as well as a major challenge. In this research, scholars have investigated the growth of Telemedicine in different regional countries around Pakistan as a future potential generic solution towards regional collaboration. It is also found that this part of the globe exhibits a unique picture with China and India leap-frogging with ICT including HICT whereas Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Sri Lanka still stay infantile in HICT execution. A regional telemedicine network may emerge as having the potential of better health consultation for neighbours from neighbouring countries.

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Development of a Telemedicine Neurological Examination for Spine Surgery

Goyal

Divi

Schroeder

et al. 2020

Clinical Spine Surgery: A Spine Publication

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Study Design: This was a prospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to design and test a novel spine neurological examination adapted for telemedicine. Summary of Background Data: Telemedicine is a rapidly evolving technology associated with numerous potential benefits for health care, especially in the modern era of value-based care. To date, no studies have assessed whether. Methods: Twenty-one healthy controls and 20 patients with cervical or lumbar spinal disease (D) were prospectively enrolled. Each patient underwent a telemedicine neurological examination as well as a traditional in-person neurological examination administered by a fellowship trained spine surgeon and a physiatrist. Both the telemedicine and in-person tests consisted of motor, sensory, and special test components. Scores were compared via univariate analysis and secondary qualitative outcomes, including responses from a satisfaction survey, were obtained upon completion of the trial. Results: Of the 20 patients in the D group, 9 patients had cervical disease and 11 patients had lumbar disease. Comparing healthy control with the D group, there were no significant differences with respect to all motor scores, most sensory scores, and all special tests. There was a high rate of satisfaction among the cohort with 92.7% of participants feeling “very satisfied” with the overall experience. Conclusions: This study presents the development of a viable neurological spine examination adapted for telemedicine. The findings in this study suggest that patients have comparable motor, sensory, and special test scores with telemedicine as with a traditional in-person examination administered by an experienced clinician, as well as reporting a high rate of satisfaction among participants. To our knowledge, this is the first telemedicine neurological examination for spine surgery. Further studies are warranted to validate these findings.

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Iranian physicians’ expectations of telemedicine development and implementation infrastructures in teaching hospitals

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

The outlook of doctors toward telemedicine

The outlook of doctors toward telemedicine

Telemedicine in Regional Prospects Towards Globalization An Overview of the Telehealth Utility in Region Around Pakistan, Challenges and Opportunities from Neighbourhood

Development of a Telemedicine Neurological Examination for Spine Surgery

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