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Physicians’ and Nurses’ Attitudes, Awareness, Knowledge, and Skill in Telemedicine. 3 https://doi.org/10.58209/hehp.12.4.661
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Aims: This systematic review aims to examine physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes, knowledge, awareness, and skill in telemedicine technology.
Information & Methods: Studies were extracted from the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Sciences databases in March 2023, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Cross-sectional studies examining physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and skill in telemedicine were considered as the inclusion criteria. A similar checklist was used for data extraction, and Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) critical appraisal checklist specific for cross-sectional studies was employed to assess the quality of the entered studies to this research.
Findings: A total of 13 studies with the inclusion criteria were entered into the study. Seven studies (54%) examined health specialists’ attitudes and revealed their proper and promising attitudes toward telemedicine. Among five studies probing their participants’ awareness of telemedicine, three reported high awareness, while two had documented moderate levels of awareness. On the other hand, among ten studies investigating telemedicine knowledge, seven had reported high, one moderate, and two low telemedicine knowledge. Three studies evaluated telemedicine skillfulness and reported moderate (two studies) and low (one study) skill levels of their participants.
Conclusion: Health specialists hold positive and promising attitudes toward telemedicine. Telemedicine awareness, knowledge, and skill among health professionals are above-moderate and desirable.
Information & Methods: Studies were extracted from the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Sciences databases in March 2023, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Cross-sectional studies examining physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and skill in telemedicine were considered as the inclusion criteria. A similar checklist was used for data extraction, and Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) critical appraisal checklist specific for cross-sectional studies was employed to assess the quality of the entered studies to this research.
Findings: A total of 13 studies with the inclusion criteria were entered into the study. Seven studies (54%) examined health specialists’ attitudes and revealed their proper and promising attitudes toward telemedicine. Among five studies probing their participants’ awareness of telemedicine, three reported high awareness, while two had documented moderate levels of awareness. On the other hand, among ten studies investigating telemedicine knowledge, seven had reported high, one moderate, and two low telemedicine knowledge. Three studies evaluated telemedicine skillfulness and reported moderate (two studies) and low (one study) skill levels of their participants.
Conclusion: Health specialists hold positive and promising attitudes toward telemedicine. Telemedicine awareness, knowledge, and skill among health professionals are above-moderate and desirable.
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