A study of a rural community's readiness for telehealth
| Autor: | Robert Woollard, Penny Jennett, Arminée Kazanjian, Theresa Healy, Andora Jackson, Kendall Ho, Susan Haydt, Joanna Bates |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Patients
Rural community Attitude of Health Personnel business.industry Rural health Health Informatics Rural Health Telehealth Public opinion Focus group Telemedicine Interviews as Topic Nursing Risk Factors Key informants Public Opinion Humans Community awareness Health education Community Health Services business Psychology Attitude to Health Health Education |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 9:259-263 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1109 1357-633X |
| DOI: | 10.1258/135763303769211265 |
| Popis: | A qualitative approach was used to explore the readiness of a rural community for the implementation of telehealth services. There were four domains of interest: patient, practitioner, public and organization. Sixteen semistructured telephone interviews (three to five in each domain) were carried out with key informants and recorded on audio-tape. Two community awareness sessions were held, which were followed by five audio-taped focus groups (with five to eight people in each) in the practitioner, patient and public domains. In addition, two in-depth interviews were conducted with community physicians. Analysis of the data suggested that there were four types of community readiness: core, engagement, structural and non-readiness. The level of readiness varied across domains. There were six main themes: core readiness; structural readiness; projection of benefits; assessment of risk; awareness and education; and intra-group and inter-group dynamics. The results of the study can be used to investigate the readiness of rural and remote communities for telehealth, which should improve the chance of successful implementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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