Knowledge, Attitude, and Use of Telemedicine among Health Care Professionals in Federal Medical Center, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Telemedicine and Healthcare Professionals
Abstract
Background: Telemedicine systems are essential in addressing the shortage of competent medical specialists as well as the availability of healthcare delivery in underdeveloped nations. However, the question is whether medical professionals would use this technological advancement, which has improved medical practice everywhere. The study aims to evaluate the attitude, knowledge and usage of telemedicine services among healthcare personnel in Bayelsa State.
Method: 150 clinicians at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, were chosen in a cross-sectional descriptive study employing a standardized questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed on the collected questionnaire data using SPSS, Chi-square, and Pearson correlation.
Results: According to the findings of this survey, there were 150 respondents in total, most female. Furthermore, the majority of responses were nurses. Moreover, most responders had 6 to 10 years of work experience. Again, 23.3% of respondents had high awareness of telemedicine services, compared to 69.3% who had moderate understanding and 7.3% who had low awareness. The mean score of all categories was more significant than the standard mean score of 0, indicating that a large proportion of participants had a favourable attitude response towards telemedicine. According to the survey, most study participants do not deliver telemedicine services.
Conclusion: In conclusion, while a large majority of respondents had strong knowledge and a positive attitude towards telemedicine, more needs to be done in the areas of use and awareness for the technology to be fully implemented.
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