Investigation of Health Professionals' Intention to Use Telemedicine in Turkey

dc.authoridAGAOGLU, FERHAT ONUR/0000-0001-5366-6154
dc.authoridKaragoz, Naim/0000-0002-6456-1128
dc.contributor.authorAgaoglu, Ferhat Onur
dc.contributor.authorKaragoz, Naim
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:05:48Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:05:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study is to determine the usage intention levels by health professionals of telemedicine applications whose legal infrastructure is recently completed by the Ministry of Health in Turkey and whose use is desired to be expanded.Methods: In addition to the questions posed to determine the demographic characteristics of the health professional, their relationship with technology, and their level of knowledge about the word telemedicine; survey data, which included statements to determine factors such as telemedicine use intentions, perceived usefulness, perceived ease, and attitude, were analyzed.Results: Survey questions were answered by 337 health professionals. It has been determined that 83.4% of health professionals have a medium and high level of relationship with technology, 26.4% have never heard of telemedicine, and the rest have various interactions with medicine. According to the results of the research, it is clearly stated that the intention of health professionals to use telemedicine applications is shaped by factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease, and attitude.Conclusion: It has been clearly determined that the intention of health professionals to use telemedicine applications is shaped by factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease, and attitude. In parallel with this information, it is seen that the possibility of affecting the intentions of using telemedicine by managing the perceptions of health professionals is possible within the obtained results.
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/tmj.2023.0491
dc.identifier.endpagee1191
dc.identifier.issn1530-5627
dc.identifier.issn1556-3669
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid37930746
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85176238358
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpagee1187
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0491
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/29179
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001138179300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc
dc.relation.ispartofTelemedicine and E-Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjecttelemedicine
dc.subjecttelehealth
dc.subjecthealth professional
dc.subjecthealth management
dc.titleInvestigation of Health Professionals' Intention to Use Telemedicine in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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