Interplay of cost and adoption of tele-medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of tele-cardiology in Ethiopia

Determining Patient Preferences for Remote Monitoring

“…found that cost has great negative influence on behavioral intention to use [71]. Besides, this finding was also supported by other researches [1,37].…”

The challenge of taking baby steps—Preliminary insights into telemedicine adoption in Rwanda

“…These findings also echo recommendations from previous research on telemedicine and technology adoption in developing countries [1,10,11]. Extant research in reviewing a number of telemedicine initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), argued that SSA countries should have a degree of foreign partnership for their telecommunications-based projects; should adopt low-cost technologies; should obtain government support, and should involve or cooperate with the incumbent telecommunications operator [1].…”

Factors Associated with the Use of a Teleconsultation System in Brazilian Primary Care

“…Factors related to use of the teleconsultation system: Although these factors can be related to the telehealth center, to the operational system, or to the remote sites, in this study the questionnaire was applied only to professionals in remote sites, even though it included questions about their evaluation of factors related to the center and system. The questionnaire consisted of 27 questions about factors grouped into seven categories: institutional, 14 organizational, [15][16][17] infrastructure, 6,14,18 technical, 6,19,20 socioeconomic, [19][20][21][22] human, 17,23,24 and educational. 25 Answers were given in a 4-or 5-point scale.…”