Public Knowledge, Perception, and Expressed Choice of Telemedicine in Rural West Virginia

Brick, James E.; Bashshur, Rashid L.; Brick, John; R, D'Alessandri

doi:10.1089/tmj.1.1997.3.159

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“…As reported by Brick et al 1 , higher socio-economic status (insofar as this was recorded in the present study by the item 'Works outside the home' and education see Table 3) was associated with greater willingness to use telemedicine for routine care. This might be related to the greater access that people of this type have to sources of communication such as periodicals, professional journals, television and the Internet.…”

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A model of the willingness to use telemedicine for routine and specialized care

Werner

Karnieli

2003

J Telemed Telecare

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We examined factors associated with the willingness to use telemedicine for routine and specialized care within a theoretical framework. The conceptual model proposed that willingness to use telemedicine is associated directly with attitudes to telemedicine, attitudes to the patient-physician relationship, and to satisfaction with current health-care. In addition, technology anxiety and past behaviour were both assumed to affect willingness to use telemedicine indirectly. Telephone interviews were conducted with a national sample of 1204 Jewish, non-institutionalized adults in Israel. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the hypothesized relationships. Participants were more willing to use telemedicine for routine than for specialized care. Overall, willingness to use telemedicine was affected by attitudes to telemedicine, attitudes to the patient-physician relationship and by level of technology anxiety. Educational interventions aimed at encouraging the use of telemedicine should target potential users' attitudes, as well as feelings of uneasiness and anxiety regarding technology.

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A model of the willingness to use telemedicine for routine and specialized care

Werner

Karnieli

2003

J Telemed Telecare

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“…Although patient perceptions have been studied after telemedicine consultations to assess satisfaction with the technology as a means of providing care (Allen & Hayes, 1995;Mekhjian, Turner, Gailiun, & McCain, 1999), only a few studies have investigated preexperience perceptions, perceptions that shape patients' initial willingness to give telemedicine a try. This small number of studies includes Bashshur (1978) and Brick, Bashshur, Brick, and D'Alessandri (1997). Both of these investigations found that patients do not perceive telemedicine as preferable to seeing a doctor in person, although patients do seem to appreciate the potential applications of telemedicine for minor problems or for emergency situations.…”

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Willingness to Try a New Communication Technology: Perceptual Factors and Task Situations in a Health Care Context

Turner

Thomas

Reinsch

2004

Journal of Business Communication

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The study uses data from a study of telemedicine in two rural, Ohio (United States) counties to test predictions about individuals'stated intent to receive medical care through videoconferencing. The authors follow communication scholars in predicting that the perceived attributes of a new technology will significantly affect willingness to try the technology. They draw on the work of marketing scholars to argue that task situations (e.g., routine, emergency, and specialist medical care) will affect the relative importance of the perceived attributes. Results supported both predictions. The authors believe that the results have practical value for those seeking to encourage the use of telemedicine and, furthermore, that the results have both theoretical and practical implications for business communication scholars and professionals.

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“…There is scant research on viewpoints about telemedicine among the target population before the introduction of telemedicine. Some exceptions include studies by Bashshur [22], Brick et al [23], and Turner et al [21]. The first two studies found that patients do not perceive telemedicine as preferable to seeing a doctor in person, even though they appreciated the usefulness of telemedicine for emergency situations and minor problems.…”

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How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis

George

Hamilton

Baker

2012

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications

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Introduction. Telemedicine is promoted as a means to increase access to specialty medical care among the urban underserved, yet little is known about its acceptability among these populations. We used components of a diffusion of innovation conceptual framework to analyze preexperience perceptions about telemedicine to assess its appeal among urban underserved African Americans and Latinos. Methods. Ten focus groups were conducted with African American (n = 43) and Latino participants (n = 44) in both English and Spanish and analyzed for key themes. Results. Both groups perceived increased and immediate access to multiple medical opinions and reduced wait time as relative advantages of telemedicine. However, African Americans expressed more concerns than Latinos about confidentiality, privacy, and the physical absence of the specialist. This difference may reflect lower levels of trust in new health care innovations among African Americans resulting from a legacy of past abuses in the US medical system as compared to immigrant Latinos who do not have this particular historical backdrop. Conclusions. These findings have implications for important issues such as adoption of telemedicine, patient satisfaction, doctor-patient interactions, and the development and tailoring of strategies targeted to each of these populations for the introduction, marketing, and implementation of telemedicine.

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Public Knowledge, Perception, and Expressed Choice of Telemedicine in Rural West Virginia

Abstract: More work needs to be done to demonstrate the efficacy of telemedicine and disseminate this knowledge to the public.

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A model of the willingness to use telemedicine for routine and specialized care

A model of the willingness to use telemedicine for routine and specialized care

Willingness to Try a New Communication Technology: Perceptual Factors and Task Situations in a Health Care Context

How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis

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