Virtual doctor consultation, potential to revolutionise healthcare access in resource poor settings: opportunities and challenges

Reddy, Gopireddy Murali Mohan; Srinivas, G.; Kompalli, Prasad; Gollapalli, Priyanka; Sevagamoorthy, A.

doi:10.1504/ijeh.2021.117126

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“…Data for this study were collected using a predesigned questionnaire from 337 sample doctors working in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), the capital city of India. The reason for choosing Delhi was because it is home to the majority of e-health consultation users (Reddy et al , 2021). Data was collected between July and November 2020, during which time e-consulting was booming due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s urgency.…”

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Physician’s perception of E-consultation adoption amid of COVID-19 pandemic

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2021

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate physicians’ perceptions of e-consultation adoption, which has the potential to bridge existing gaps in the current health-care system, using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) framework. Design/methodology/approach The judgemental sampling method was embraced to collect primary data from 337 physicians from Delhi-National Capital Region who had experience with e-consultation. A number of hypotheses was developed and tested using structural equation model based on UTAUT2. Findings The study’s findings revealed an affirmative and significant relation between a physician’s intention to embrace e-consultation and facilitating conditions, effort expectancy, social influence and performance expectancy; however, habit and experience are not significantly linked to it. Originality/value This study will not only add to the existing body of knowledge about e-consultation adoption, but it will also assist electronic health service providers in devising strategies to encourage the usage of e-consultation services in emerging economies such as India where people are deprived of the right to access better health care due to lack of physical infrastructure.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%