Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia
Context: Telehealth has usually been observed to be the minor of the two compared to in-person health care. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess awareness and attitude toward using telemedicine among diabetic patients in the Aseer region. Settings and Design: A descriptive cross-sectional appro...
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| author | Eman Ali AlQahtani Bander Abdullah Fajhan Reema Mohammed Bedywi Ahmad Ibrahim Asiri Rammas Abdullah Shawkhan Adhwaa Ahmed Aljari Roaa Saad Alqahtani Sara Ali Asiri Jood Abdulhakeem Al Hamdan Shahad Saleh Alhassan Sami Hassan Hakami Alhussain Ali Asiri Abdullah Qasem Asiri |
| author_facet | Eman Ali AlQahtani Bander Abdullah Fajhan Reema Mohammed Bedywi Ahmad Ibrahim Asiri Rammas Abdullah Shawkhan Adhwaa Ahmed Aljari Roaa Saad Alqahtani Sara Ali Asiri Jood Abdulhakeem Al Hamdan Shahad Saleh Alhassan Sami Hassan Hakami Alhussain Ali Asiri Abdullah Qasem Asiri |
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| description | Context:
Telehealth has usually been observed to be the minor of the two compared to in-person health care.
Aims:
The aim of this study was to assess awareness and attitude toward using telemedicine among diabetic patients in the Aseer region.
Settings and Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional approach was used targeting all accessible diabetic patients in the Aseer region, southern Saudi Arabia.
Methods and Material:
Data were obtained from eligible patients using an electronic prestructured questionnaire. The researchers prepared the questionnaire with the support of field experts and after a comprehensive literature analysis. The questionnaire was published online utilizing social media platforms by the researchers and their friends throughout the period from August to September 2023. All accessible and eligible patients in the study environment were invited to fill in the accompanying tool.
Results:
A total of 786 diabetic patients were enrolled. Patients’ age ranged from 18 to more than 60 years with a mean age of 40.6 ± 13.9 years old. Exactly 151 (19.2%) people used telemedicine for medical consultation, whereas 635 (80.8%) never used it. Regarding patient readiness and perception, a total of 67 (44.4%) patients had good telemonitoring readiness regarding the use of TM in their diabetic control.
Conclusions:
The current study showed that only one-fifth of diabetic patients used telemedicine for medical purposes. On the other hand, diabetic patients showed an average level of readiness and perception toward the use of telemedicine for medical consultations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e91d0c841f63439a8646bfcbd9a2c8b22025-08-20T02:04:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-02-0114254154810.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1695_23Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi ArabiaEman Ali AlQahtaniBander Abdullah FajhanReema Mohammed BedywiAhmad Ibrahim AsiriRammas Abdullah ShawkhanAdhwaa Ahmed AljariRoaa Saad Alqahtani Sara Ali AsiriJood Abdulhakeem Al HamdanShahad Saleh AlhassanSami Hassan HakamiAlhussain Ali AsiriAbdullah QasemAsiriContext: Telehealth has usually been observed to be the minor of the two compared to in-person health care. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess awareness and attitude toward using telemedicine among diabetic patients in the Aseer region. Settings and Design: A descriptive cross-sectional approach was used targeting all accessible diabetic patients in the Aseer region, southern Saudi Arabia. Methods and Material: Data were obtained from eligible patients using an electronic prestructured questionnaire. The researchers prepared the questionnaire with the support of field experts and after a comprehensive literature analysis. The questionnaire was published online utilizing social media platforms by the researchers and their friends throughout the period from August to September 2023. All accessible and eligible patients in the study environment were invited to fill in the accompanying tool. Results: A total of 786 diabetic patients were enrolled. Patients’ age ranged from 18 to more than 60 years with a mean age of 40.6 ± 13.9 years old. Exactly 151 (19.2%) people used telemedicine for medical consultation, whereas 635 (80.8%) never used it. Regarding patient readiness and perception, a total of 67 (44.4%) patients had good telemonitoring readiness regarding the use of TM in their diabetic control. Conclusions: The current study showed that only one-fifth of diabetic patients used telemedicine for medical purposes. On the other hand, diabetic patients showed an average level of readiness and perception toward the use of telemedicine for medical consultations.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1695_23attitudediabetessaudi arabiatelehealthtelemedicineutilization |
| spellingShingle | Eman Ali AlQahtani Bander Abdullah Fajhan Reema Mohammed Bedywi Ahmad Ibrahim Asiri Rammas Abdullah Shawkhan Adhwaa Ahmed Aljari Roaa Saad Alqahtani Sara Ali Asiri Jood Abdulhakeem Al Hamdan Shahad Saleh Alhassan Sami Hassan Hakami Alhussain Ali Asiri Abdullah Qasem Asiri Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care attitude diabetes saudi arabia telehealth telemedicine utilization |
| title | Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic; a cross-sectional survey in Asser region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | awareness and attitude of using telemedicine among diabetic a cross sectional survey in asser region saudi arabia |
| topic | attitude diabetes saudi arabia telehealth telemedicine utilization |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1695_23 |
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