The experiences of teleradiology end users regarding role extension in a rural district of the North West province: A qualitative analysis

Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Mable

doi:10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2227

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“…88 In the North West Province in South Africa, a recent study found that radiographers are working beyond their designated roles that are stipulated in the service-level agreement primarily because of insufficient infrastructure. 89 For teleradiology to be optimally effective in South Africa, training of radiologists, especially in rural areas, should be improved such that they can meet the expectations of their roles beyond their designated duties. Another study in Tshwane, a city in South Africa, reported that some doctors in the city use free global searches to scan chest radiographs without adequate training on image interpretation.…”

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Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic review

Mbunge

Batani

Gaobotse

et al. 2022

Global Health Journal

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Section: Results Analysis and Discussionmentioning

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Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic review

Mbunge

Batani

Gaobotse

et al. 2022

Global Health Journal

121

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“…Of note, Pretoria was one of the first locations that adopted the strategy set forth by the National Telemedicine Task team in 1998 [9]. In this study, focus group discussions were held with radiographers and referring clinicians involved with teleradiology in the Northwest province of South Africa [20]. Contrary to other studies discussed, the narrative feedback was relatively negative.…”

Section: Current Status Of Teleradiology In Africamentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Nearly all studies published saw some sort of tangible benefit with teleradiology [14,15,16,17,18,19]. Upon examining the overall satisfaction, nearly all studies indicated that clinicians and patients generally had favorable opinions or documented benefits of teleradiology [14,15,17,19,20]. However, many of the studies identified a central problem in many of the teleradiology systems: lack of usage [15,17,19,20].…”

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“…Contrary to other studies discussed, the narrative feedback was relatively negative. Several parties, especially the referring clinicians and technologists, felt inadequately supported and stated that they felt ill-equipped to fulfill their roles [20]. It is important to note that this study is not examining the direct benefits of teleradiology on communities, but rather the relative satisfaction with the system in place.…”

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“…Most recently, a qualitative analysis of the South African teleradiology system was conducted by the University of Pretoria in South Africa in an attempt to define the extent of the county's telemedicine system [20]. Of note, Pretoria was one of the first locations that adopted the strategy set forth by the National Telemedicine Task team in 1998 [9].…”

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Evaluation of Current and Former Teleradiology Systems in Africa: A Review

Ewing¹,

Holmes²

2022

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Teleradiology has grown tremendously across the globe, providing significant benefits to both patients and physicians. In the late 1990s, South Africa sought to lead teleradiology adoption efforts by creating a national telemedicine system through a structured and phased approach. Although initial reports of the system's effectiveness were encouraging, the present status of this project, as well as comparable efforts in surrounding developing countries, has remained uncertain.Objective: To explore the status of teleradiology adoption in Africa, identify existing barriers to adoption, and explore potential solutions to the most commonly identified barriers.Methods: A narrative literature review was conducted to find articles that discussed current and past teleradiology systems in Africa. Each item was evaluated for relevance separately based on specified inclusion and exclusion criteria and was used to field further articles if relevant to the topic, even if not found in the initial search. The search began with articles published after January 1995 and included articles through December 2021.Findings: Although teleradiology systems in Africa has shown to have a benefit in improving patient outcomes, current implementation remains limited due to feasibility projects with no singular picture archiving and communication system (PACS) being utilized at the time of writing. Conclusions:Although teleradiology has significant potential and can benefit the developing countries in Africa, further expansion, in terms of both complexity and adoption rates, remains hindered by infrastructure development, clinician and technologist support, and general sociopolitical factors.

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Review of Teleradiology Applications in Some Selected African Countries

Nortey,

Agbotsigah,

Osei

et al. 2023

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The role of radiology is central to disease management however, its application is hindered by the low distribution of radiology worldwide with the situation direr in Africa. Information and communication technology (ICT) methods have been used to s healthcare systems and lessen the negative after-effects of widespread unavailability of high-quality radiological services. Telemedicine, specifically teleradiology was identified as a prime mitigator resulting in increased access to quality radiological services and effective diagnostic reporting thus contributing to achieving universal health coverage. Around the world, teleradiology adoption and implementation has seen significant boost and healthcare benefits but in Africa, the situation is reversed. Africa’s low adoption can be linked to policymakers not having adequate evidence-based data to inform decisions and policies on teleradiology implementation. In this study, we review the implementation of teleradiology in five (5) African countries: South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, and Ghana. Articles were searched on Databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect using defined search strings. Sixty papers were initially downloaded, but only those meeting the inclusion criteria were retained after the titles and abstracts were reviewed. Nineteen articles were found suitable for the study after careful assessment. All of these were summed up, and the study’s most important takeaways were plotted. Few studies met our inclusion criteria, indicating that teleradiology is not widely used in the nations we looked at. As a result, it is necessary to conduct extensive investigations to direct the widespread implementation of teleradiology in Africa. The findings show that teleradiology is been implemented in these countries however, there exists the challenge of lack of technology, policies, human sources, and training that are hindering teleradiology practices. Therefore, it recommended that various governments and scholars should address the challenges facing teleradiology and examine the limitations identified in this study.

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The experiences of teleradiology end users regarding role extension in a rural district of the North West province: A qualitative analysis

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic review

Virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa: a systematic review

Evaluation of Current and Former Teleradiology Systems in Africa: A Review

Review of Teleradiology Applications in Some Selected African Countries

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